A website offers people to have their suicides filmed.A website offers people to have their suicides filmed.A website offers people to have their suicides filmed.
Markus Eberhard
- Suicide #1
- (as Markus H. Eberhard)
Raoul W. Heimrich
- Filmmaker
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- ConnectionsReferenced in Home Made (2008)
- SoundtracksWenn ich heut geh
Music by Peter Müller
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German cinema at its very best
This German film, released here with it's original soundtrack and English subtitles, is totally unique in it's subject matter and in its form. Roughly it is about a young couple who decide to offer their services on a website to film other people's suicide. There is a lot more to it, but there are some very interesting and unexpected plot twists that would be a shame to give away - you just have to see this for yourself. It is entirely shot on Digital Video - but BEWARE all those people who have some strange grudge against this medium, let me tell you: this is the only way this film could have been made. This is one of those films where the choice of that medium is essential, enhances the horrifying nature of the film and, indeed, is no less than a character in the story. Funny thing is that, partly because of the use of video instead of film stock, this film looks as though it was a lot easier to make than in reality is the case. There is no use of the obvious and much-too-often used digital effects that we are bored with in the multiplex theaters, everything looks as though it is plainly shot with a small hand-held camera. But the suicides that are shown are so shockingly realistic and indeed much better looking than rapidly outdated digital effects in any 100 million dollar movie that it is hard to believe that the makers of this "small" film have achieved this level of 100% realism. This is enhanced by the true-to-life acting of absolutely everybody in this film. It is dark and very unsettling, but essential to everyone interested in intelligent horror films, German cinema from the likes of Jorg Buttgereit or Michael Haneke and for everyone who wants just that little bit more from a movie-experience than just laid-back entertainment.
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- Ton_O
- Sep 21, 2004
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- FinalCut.com
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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