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Between 1929 and 1931 Peter Kuerten brutally murdered eight people and attacked many others. Hespread the same panic as Jack the Ripper once did in London. Now, this brutal sadist has voluntarily turnedhimself in to the police and a young… More
Synopsis
Between 1929 and 1931 Peter Kuerten brutally murdered eight people and attacked many others. He
spread the same panic as Jack the Ripper once did in London. Now, this brutal sadist has voluntarily turned
himself in to the police and a young ambitious lawyer, Justus Wehner, is assigned to defend him. Wehner
is certain that Kuerten suffers from a severe mental disorder and decides to prove the killer insane. A battle
of the minds between a righteous lawyer and an intelligent monster ensues.
Director Julius Ševčík puts together a complex study of evil in a stylish, decadent film noir. Set during the
economic crisis in the 1930s, just before Hitler’s rise to power, Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper explores
the shadowy area between normality and insanity, between innocence and guilt.
| Director | Julius Ševčík |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Julius Ševčík |
| Story | Anthony Neilson |
| Director of photography | Antonio Riestra |
| Editor | Marek Opatrný |
| Sound | Pavel Rejholec, Marek Hart |
| Animation | Antonín M.S. |
| Featuring | Milan Kňažko, Dagmar Havlová, Pavel Gajdoš, Miroslav Táborský, Meto Jovanovski, Jan Vlasák, Zuzana Kajnarová |
| Producer | Karla Stojáková |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Axman Production |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Bontonfilm |
| Co-production | La Plage, Svet Filma |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 26.03.2009 |
| Sample | Normal.flv... |
