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The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)

Director: Christoph Schlingensief

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A bloody and demented blend of Brechtian political satire and Texas Chain Saw Massacre-style horror, this shrieking gore-fest is set during the first hours after German reunification. Fleeing from the East, hapless victims fall prey to a crazed family of human butchers, who introduce them to the pleasures of the Free Market by noisily hacking, bludgeoning and chainsawing them to death. Abrasive, relentless, cruelly funny and enjoyably deranged.

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Cast & crew

Director: Christoph Schlingensief

Producer: Christian Fürst

Cast: Udo Kier, Karina Fallenstein, Susanne Bredehöft, Artur Albrecht, Volker Spengler, Alfred Edel full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 63 mins


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