Keri Russell plays Katie Armstrong, an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology. She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (played by Thomas Kretschmann). Oliver dreamed of eating a willing victim and, thanks to the internet, he was able to find a volunteer, a young man named Simon Grombeck (played by Thomas Huber [de]).
The story is told in flashbacks as Katie researches these men and their pasts. Events culminate in Katie's discovery of a snuff tape that documents the crime.
In October 2006, the film won four awards at the Festival de Cine de Sitges: Best Director, Best Actor (Thomas Kretschmann and Thomas Huber), and Best Cinematography. It won the Melies d'Argent at the Luxembourg International Film Festival. In July 2007, the film won Best Director and Best Actor (Thomas Kretschman and Thomas Huber) at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Rohtenburg was scheduled for release in Germany on 9 March 2006. In March 2006, the film was banned by a German court for infringing the personal rights of Armin Meiwes, but the film has been sold for international release and will be shown worldwide. In May 2009, the Federal Court of Justice annulled the ban in favor of freedom of arts.
The film has also screened at Austin's South by Southwest festival, among others, in advance of its US release. It is part of the 2010 Fangoria FrightFest.[3]
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^Landler, Mark (March 4, 2006). "Cannibal Wins Ban of Film in Germany". New York Times.
^. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
^"Reminder! Vote for Your Favorite FrightFest Trailer NOW!". DreadCentral. 5 October 2012.
grimm, love, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2011, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Grimm Love news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Grimm Love original German title Rohtenburg a pun on roh raw Rotenburg is a 2006 psychological horror film inspired by the Armin Meiwes cannibal murder case 1 RohtenburgPromotional poster for the U S release of RohtenburgDirected byMartin WeiszWritten byT S FaullProduced byMarco Weber Vanessa Coifman Andreas SchmidStarringKeri Russell Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Huber de CinematographyJonathan SelaEdited bySue BlaineyMusic bySteven GutheinzRelease datesAugust 27 2006 2006 08 27 London FrightFest Film Festival June 18 2009 2009 06 18 Germany Running time87 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Notes 6 External linksPlot editKeri Russell plays Katie Armstrong an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin played by Thomas Kretschmann Oliver dreamed of eating a willing victim and thanks to the internet he was able to find a volunteer a young man named Simon Grombeck played by Thomas Huber de The story is told in flashbacks as Katie researches these men and their pasts Events culminate in Katie s discovery of a snuff tape that documents the crime Cast editKeri Russell as Katie Armstrong Thomas Kretschmann as Oliver Hartwin Thomas Huber de as Simon Grombeck Rainier Meissner as Young Oliver Angelika Bartsch as Viktoria Alexander Martschewski as Rudy Nils Dommningas Karl Marcus Lucas as Felix Pascal Andres as Young Simon Helga Bellinghausen as Simon s Mom Tatjana Clasing as Hanna Stefan Gebelhoff as Simon s Dad Jonas Gruber as Rainer Nikolai Kinski as Otto Hauser Renate Naujoks as House Wife Valerie Niehaus as Margit Jorg Reimers as Oliver s Dad Sybille J Schedwill as Frau Schinder Pierre Shradyas The principal Axel Wedekindas DominoProduction editThe film is directed by music video specialist Martin Weisz and written by T S Faull 2 Release editThe film had its world premiere at London FrightFest Film Festival on 27 August 2006 under the title Grimm Love In October 2006 the film won four awards at the Festival de Cine de Sitges Best Director Best Actor Thomas Kretschmann and Thomas Huber and Best Cinematography It won the Melies d Argent at the Luxembourg International Film Festival In July 2007 the film won Best Director and Best Actor Thomas Kretschman and Thomas Huber at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Rohtenburg was scheduled for release in Germany on 9 March 2006 In March 2006 the film was banned by a German court for infringing the personal rights of Armin Meiwes but the film has been sold for international release and will be shown worldwide In May 2009 the Federal Court of Justice annulled the ban in favor of freedom of arts The film has also screened at Austin s South by Southwest festival among others in advance of its US release It is part of the 2010 Fangoria FrightFest 3 Notes edit Landler Mark March 4 2006 Cannibal Wins Ban of Film in Germany New York Times Director s Website Archived from the original on 2007 04 30 Retrieved 2007 04 03 Reminder Vote for Your Favorite FrightFest Trailer NOW DreadCentral 5 October 2012 External links editRohtenburg at IMDb nbsp Rohtenburg at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grimm Love amp oldid 1210657453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
