Bela Kiss: Prologue (2013)

Bela Kiss was one of the the most brutal serial killers, who killed 23 young women during the beginning of the first World War. The blood-drained bodies were found in metal barrels, conserved in alcohol.

Director:

Lucien Förstner

Writer:

Lucien Förstner

Stars:

Andreas Wisniewski, Steven Weber, Joachim Günthner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andreas Wisniewski	...	Private Charles Nagy (voice)
Steven Weber	...	Private Nadasdy
Joachim Günthner	...	Private Marek
Thomas Bangert	...	Private Unterweger
Jörg Koslowsky	...	Killer
Kristina Klebe	...	Julia
Fabian Stumm	...	Nikolai
Ben Bela Böhm	...	Felix
Janina Elkin	...	Sophie
Angus McGruther	...	Peter
Jürgen Förstner	...	Driver
Roman Shamov	...	Ranger (as Roman Leintner-Shamov)
Cameron Begg	...	Mr. Rumpelstilskin
Collien Ulmen-Fernandes	...	Mrs. Rumpelstilskin
Julia Horvath	...	Miss Jakubec

Storyline

A true story, Bela Kiss was one of the the most brutal serial killers, who killed 23 young women during the beginning of the first World War. The blood-drained bodies were found in metal barrels, conserved in alcohol. According to rumors, he was still seen decades later, in different parts of the world. He never was found and so the whereabouts of this man are unknown, even today. Almost a century later, five bank robbers search for a hideaway in a remote hotel, as they flee from the police. Brutal and unforeseen events take overhand and build a bridge to the past. The assumed safe house turns into a nightmare... is Bela Kiss still alive?

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | hotel | bank robber | hotel lobby | hotel room | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Germany] Official site

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English Russian

Release Date:

3 December 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Natural Born Killer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mirror Maze

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Couldn't even get the shower scene right.

I often find that even the lamest of horror movies have one or maybe even two redeeming features that make them just about bearable, whether that be a gratuitous shower scene, hot bimbo sex, a dwarf with a machine gun, mutant flesh-eating rodents, or simply some cheesy OTT gore, like someone's eyeballs randomly popping out of their sockets.

Natural Born Killer opts for both a sex scene and a shower scene, yet neither of these elements make this film any more entertaining, both somehow failing to provide any nudity. The remainder of the film is as equally dull and disappointing, as five bank robbers check in at a remote hotel to wait for the heat to die down, only to find that the staff are a bunch of weirdos in league with notorious serial killer Bela Kiss, who has apparently found a way to prolong his life.

Veering wildly in style from standard teen horror fare to torture porn to art-house horror, Natural Born Killer (AKA The Kiss of a Killer, AKA Bela Kiss: Prologue) is a complete and utter mess: boring from start to finish (very tame gore and absolutely no little guys brandishing extreme firepower), it is one of the few films that I have had to rewind at least five times at various stages because I kept falling asleep.