Rohtenburg
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| Grimm Love | |
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 Promotional poster for the U.S. release of Grimm Love |
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| Directed by | Martin Weisz |
| Produced by | Marco Weber Vanessa Coifman |
| Written by | T.S. Faull |
| Starring | Keri Russell Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Huber |
| Music by | Steven Gutheinz |
| Cinematography | Jonathan Sela |
| Editing by | Sue Blainey |
| Release date(s) | 2007 (USA) Spain 9 October 2006 (Sitges Film Festival) USA 14 March 2007 (South by Southwest) Portugal 25 April 2007 USA 3 June 2007 (Seattle International Film Festival) South Korea 13 July 2007 (Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival) |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | English |
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Rohtenburg is a 2007 psychological horror film inspired by the Armin Meiwes cannibal murder case. The film is directed by music-video specialist Martin Weisz and written by T.S. Faull. The producers made Igby Goes Down.
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[edit] Plot Synopsis
Keri Russell plays Katie Armstrong, an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology. She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (played by Thomas Kretschmann). Hartwin dreamed of eating a willing victim, and thanks to the internet, he was able to find a volunteer, Simon Grombeck (played by Thomas Huber).
The story is told in non-linear fashion as Katie researches these men and their pasts. Events culminate in Katie's discovery of a snuff tape that documents the crime.
Rohtenburg was scheduled for release in Germany on March 9, 2006, where it is known as Rohtenburg. In March 2006, the film was banned by a German court for infringing the personal rights of Armin Meiwes, but the film has been sold for international release and will be shown worldwide.
[edit] Premiere
The film had its World Premiere at London FrightFest Film Festival on August 27, 2006 under the title Grimm Love.
In October 2006, the film won four awards at the Festival de Cine de Sitges: Best Director, Best Actor (Thomas Kretschmann and Thomas Huber), and Best Cinematography. It won the Melies d'Argent at the Luxembourg International Film Festival. In July 2007, the film won Best Director and Best Actor (Thomas Kretschman and Thomas Huber) at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
The film has also screened at Austin's SXSW Festival, among others, in advance of its US release.
[edit] Trivia
In one of the scenes where it shows the older Oliver on the cannibal forums, the topic names are actually song names by death metal band, Cannibal Corpse. Such names include Meat Hook Sodomy, I Will Kill You and Orgasm Through Torture.
