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The Death King is a film of genre Drama directed by Jörg Buttgereit released in USA on 25 january 1990 with Jörg Buttgereit
The Death King (1990)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 january 1990
Length 1h14
Directed by Jörg Buttgereit
Themes Films about suicide
Rating63%
Der Todesking (aka The Death King) is a 1989 German horror film directed by Jörg Buttgereit. This experimental style movie, which does not use central characters, explores the topic of suicide and violent death in the form of seven episodes, each one attributed to one day of the week. These episodes are enframed by the vision of a human body, slowly rotting during the course of the movie.
Synopsis
Monday A man comes home, phones his boss to resign from his job, writes mysterious letters, cleans his apartment and swallows poison in his bathtub. His death is simultaneous with the death of his fish, the only being that was close to him.Actors
Jörg Buttgereit
(Torture Victim)
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