The Calendar Killer 2025
The Calendar Killer, a 2025 German thriller directed by Adolfo J. Kolmerer, plunges into a terrifying scenario based on Sebastian Fitzek's novel "Der Heimweg." The film, which premiered at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June 2024 and was released on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2025, centers on Klara (Luise Heyer), who finds herself trapped in a deadly game orchestrated by a serial killer known as the "Calendar Killer." This menacing figure forces his victims to choose between killing their abusive spouse or facing death themselves. Desperate, Klara contacts Jules (Sabin Tambrea), who works at a safety helpline for women. As the night unfolds, Jules becomes Klara's only lifeline, racing against the clock to save her from the killer's sinister ultimatum. The narrative intricately weaves together themes of domestic violence, survival, and hidden secrets, featuring a cast that includes Friedrich Mücke as Klara's abusive husband Martin, Rainer Bock as HC, Andreas Döhler as Hendrik, and Dennenesch Zoudé as Meret. With a runtime of approximately 93-97 minutes, "The Calendar Killer" grips viewers in a suspenseful race against time as Klara fights for her life and Jules strives to uncover the truth behind the Calendar Killer's motives.
- 2025
- 1 h : 33 min
- 244 views
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5.3
Anu
2025-04-24 19:29:42
And there it is again, and it bothers me as a German viewer especially, the well-known problem of German film: this extreme artificiality. People act and talk according to a script, but not the way they would in real life. Actors act in front of the camera as if they were on a theater stage. The camera is 10 cm in front of their face, but they act as if this were an evening for the 10th row in the 2nd tier. And when you add to that such a thin plot that makes me wonder who didn't notice the huge gaps, the result just can't be good. And it isn't. The movie suffers from many things at once and suffocates from its clichés.