
The Woman(2011)
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.


Heinrich Ebber
Tuesday
Angelika Hoch
Saturday
Hermann Kopp
Monday
Nicholas Petche
Sunday

Eva-Maria Kurz
Friday

Bela B.
Singer

Jörg Buttgereit
Torture Victim

Mark Reeder
Soldier
The Death King is a drama, horror film released in 1990 exploring themes of depression, suicide, skeleton, life and death, sadism, suffocation. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit, it stars Heinrich Ebber, Angelika Hoch, Hermann Kopp. Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.
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