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59 out of 100

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  • Summary: A fictionalized biography of German convicted child-murderer Jürgen Bartsch.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
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  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: James Wegg
    90
    How can such difficult subjects as under-age sexual activity, brutal beatings and murders be presented in a way that doesn't alienate the audience, yet still capture the horror and circumstances in a believable manner? The solution? Assign Kai Pieck to the task.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Ned Martel
    60
    The film is airless and mirthless, but it's hardly worthless; in fact in many ways it's more purposeful than the snuff-film scenes of an average "CSI" episode.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    By the film's end we feel neither sympathy nor, oddly, total disgust for this most loathsome of killers. We simply begin to understand, and perhaps that's achievement enough.

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  1. John
    10
    Superb film on dementia; excellent acting, especially by young cast.
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