Angst
Directed by Gerald Kargl
When a psychopath is released from prison, he hunts for fresh victims to torture and kill. When he enters a secluded house where an elderly woman lives with her two adult children, his evil work begins. Ahead-of-his-time-director Gerald Kargl’s little-known study of a sadist at work is unrelenting in its depiction of depravity, anticipating HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, MAN BITES DOG and - thanks to Zbigniew Rybczyński’s disorienting camerawork - Gaspar Noe’s twisted films. Newly restored, this masterpiece of murder and sadism is ripe for rediscovery.
When a psychopath is released from prison, he hunts for fresh victims.
Cast: Erwin Leder, Robert Hunger-Buhler, Silvia Rabenreither
Member Reviews
Why are my reviews disappearing? This one is super unsettling. Tbh I'm not quite sure it merits a warning from Shudder, but I'm also pretty desensitized at this point. That being said, this is a very intense film. I think him being so incompetent is part of the point. Something about him is SO CREEPY, even his voice is creepy. I double-checked my security system after watching this one lol. I was also left with a WTF feeling when it was over, and I love that with horror films. I love the dog too, he provided the movie with some much-needed levity lol.
A beautiful work of disturbing high art. Best Dog Actor in a film, ever.
Cool movie!
Incredible
A terrifying psychological profile of a compulsive killer. I wasn't sure why it was labeled "extreme," though: it is deeply unsettling but not as graphic as some of the other movies I've seen on here.