Schramm

Schramm

Into the Mind of a Serial Killer

1993 · 65 min · ★ 5.8 · Horror, Drama, Crime

Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a problem dealing with women so he drugs them and photographs their nude bodies for sexual stimulation. He then murders his helpless victims and so goes the life of a deranged serial killer.

Directed by Jörg Buttgereit · Written by Franz Rodenkirchen

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Florian Koerner von Gustorf Lothar Schramm
Monika M. Marianne
Micha Brendel Believer
Carolina Harnisch Believer
Xaver Schwarzenberger Old Man 1
Gerd Horvath Old Man 2
Michael Brynntrup Jesus
Franz Rodenkirchen Dentist
Anne Presting Dentist
Eddi Zacharias Lover
Michael Romahn Suicide
Volker Hauptvogel Waiter

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