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The Child

The Child

My name is Simon. I'm ten years old. I'm a serial killer.

20124.61h 40m

Overview

Simon Sachs, a terminally ill ten year old boy, claims to have been a serial killer in his previous life and apparently he can prove it. He leads a lawyer, Robert Stern, to the locations of the bodies, who were killed long before Simon was born. Stern takes on the most compelling and mysterious case of his life.

Directed by Zsolt Bács
Written by Brian Cordray, Sebastian Fitzek, Zsolt Bács
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

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Top Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Robert Stern

Ben Becker

Ben Becker

Andy Borchert

Christian Traeumer

Christian Traeumer

Simon Sachs

Sunny Mabrey

Sunny Mabrey

Carina Freitag

Peter Greene

Peter Greene

Martin Engler

Yvonne Schäfer

Yvonne Schäfer

Sophie Stern

Clemens Schick

Clemens Schick

Detective Brandmann

Reiner Schöne

Reiner Schöne

Frederik Losensky

Daniela Ziegler

Daniela Ziegler

Mrs. Stiemer

Dieter Landuris

Dieter Landuris

Harry

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About The Child

The Child is a thriller film released in 2012. Directed by Zsolt Bács, it stars Eric Roberts, Ben Becker, Christian Traeumer. Simon Sachs, a terminally ill ten year old boy, claims to have been a serial killer in his previous life and apparently he can prove it. He leads a lawyer, Robert Stern, to the locations of the bodies, who were killed long before Simon was born. Stern takes on the most compelling and mysterious case of his life.

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