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Nekromantik
Sign in to saveNekromantik (stylized as NEKRomantik) is a 1987 West German erotic exploitation horror film co-written and directed by Jörg Buttgereit. It is known to be frequently controversial, banned in a number of countries, and has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter (including necrophilia) and audacious imagery.
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5.1A necrophilic street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a corpse for him and his girlfriend to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that she prefers the corpse over him.
Cast
- Beatrice Manowski as Betty
- Harald Lundt as Bruno
- Colloseo Schulzendorf as Joe
- Volker Hauptvogel as Man with gun
- Patricia Leipold as Prostitute
- Franz Rodenkirchen as Pornokiller
Themes
- necrophilia
- menage a trois
- relationship
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nekromantik
- Film.image
- Nekromantik.jpg
- Film.caption
- Film poster
- Film.director
- Jörg Buttgereit
- Film.producer
- Manfred Jelinski
- Film.cinematography
- Uwe Bohrer
- Film.distributor
- Leisure Time Features
- Film.runtime
- 75 minutes
- Film.country
- West Germany
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- killing
- Director
- Jörg Buttgereit
- Screenwriter
- Jörg Buttgereit
- Cast member
- Hermann Kopp
- Narrative location
- Germany
- Filming location
- Germany
- Duration
- 68
- FilmAffinity ID
- 580133
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- publication date
- 1988-00-00
- title
- Nekromantik
- set in environment
- movie theater
- review score
- 50%
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Release
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- Reception
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- Bibliography
- External links
Nekromantik (stylized as NEKRomantik) is a 1987 West German erotic exploitation horror film co-written and directed by Jörg Buttgereit. It is known to be frequently controversial, banned in a number of countries, and has become a cult film over the years due to its transgressive subject matter (including necrophilia) and audacious imagery.
==Plot== Robert Schmadtke is a troubled young man who works for a company that specialises in cleaning up public spaces after traffic accidents and other fatal incidents; a job which allows Robert to indulge in and explore his necrophilia fetishes, which are shared by his wife Betty. Their apartment is decorated with centerfolds featuring models, pictures of famed killers, and jars containing human parts, which are preserved in formaldehyde.
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