Melancholie der Engel

Melancholie der Engel

Poetic, Radical, Original, Unwieldy... Impossible To Forget.

NC-17 2009 · 164 min · ★ 3.9 · Horror, Mystery, Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Upon learning that his days are numbered, a man and an old friend return to an old house that connects them by a dark secret. Along with three women and a mysterious old man, the group journeys into a horrifying abyss of debauchery and moral mayhem, leading to a fatal turn of events, during which the darkest human depths are revealed.

Directed by Marian Dora · Written by Marian Dora

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