Schramm (1993)

Schramm: Directed by Jörg Buttgereit. With Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel, Carolina Harnisch. As serial killer Lothar Schramm lies dying in his own blood, horrific memories of his miserable life of paranoia, self-harm and rejection flash before his eyes. A tragic look into the mind of a serial killer.

“I think of Schramm like a train and youu0026#39;re tied to the tracks. Its a primitive film, full of aggression and violation. Buttgereitu0026#39;s film Nekromantik was snide and built up a cult, Schramm has more narrative than his film Der Todesking but its definitely not linear. Schramm retains the trademark cinematic dissociation Buttgereit does so well and which makes this film disturbing. Its the cheapness of the gore and the ordinariness of the surroundings which makes the dissociation possible. Odd to say, but thereu0026#39;s a scary realism here in the blankness and bleakness. Its grosser than ever in Buttgereit land and this tale of a self-abusing, disturbed killer is compulsive viewing if you can”