A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Cast
Arno Frisch
Benny
Angela Winkler
Anna, Benny's Mother
Ulrich Mühe
Georg, Benny's Father
Stephanie Brehme
Evi, Benny's Sister
Stefan Polasek
Ricci
Ingrid Stassner
Girl
Martin Schoendelin
Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)
Christian Pundy
Unknown
Max Berner
Unknown
Shelley Kästner
Unknown
Hanspeter Müller
Unknown
Wolfgang Böck
Unknown
Cecile Gordon
Unknown
Paulus Manker
Unknown
Brigitte Reimann
Self (archive footage)
Ulrike von der Groeben
Self (archive footage)
Imelda Marcos
Self (archive footage)
Hans Meiser
Self (archive footage)
Susanne Schneider
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Michael Haneke
Director, Screenplay
Marie Homolkova
Editor
Christian Berger
Director of Photography
Michael Katz
Executive Producer
Gebhard Zupan
Executive Producer
Veit Heiduschka
Producer
Bernard Lang
Producer
Christoph Kanter
Production Design
Erika Navas
Costume Design
Giacomo Peier
Makeup Artist
Elisabeth Preindl
Makeup Artist
Karl Schlifelner
Sound Designer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music
Christian Schuster
Set Decoration
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