Benny's Video
1992 · Movie · 110 min
★ 7.0(390)unSUB Rating
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-11-06
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.9/10 (390 votes)
Themes
- parent child relationship
- bourgeoisie
- austria
- tunesia
- boys' choir
- wealth
- video store
- death
- videotape
- amateur footage
Awards & recognition
- European Film Academy Critics Award · 1993
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1993 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Arno Frisch
as Benny
Angela Winkler
as Anna, Benny's Mother
Ulrich Mühe
as Georg, Benny's Father
- SB
Stephanie Brehme
as Evi, Benny's Sister
- SP
Stefan Polasek
as Ricci
- IS
Ingrid Stassner
as Girl
- MS
Martin Schoendelin
as Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)
- CP
Christian Pundy
- MB
Max Berner
Shelley Kästner
Directed by Michael Haneke