Tears of Kali (2004)
Anfang der Achtziger gründeten sich in Poona/Indien viele Kommunen und Selbsterfahrungsgruppen. Von der Raijinisch Sekte spaltete sich nach einiger Zeit die berühmt, berüchtigte Taylor-Eriksson Gruppe, denen kein Experiment radikal genug war, ab. Obwohl niemand genau wusste, wer Taylor und Eriksson waren, woher sie kamen und was genau ihre Ziele waren, hatte die Gruppe einen großen Zulauf. Es gab seltsame Gerüchte über extreme Selbstfindungs-Experimente und das Verschwinden einiger Schüler. Dann, Ende 1983, löste sich die Gruppe plötzlich auf. In drei Episoden, Shakti-Kali-Devi, um die eine Rahmenhandlung gefasst ist, werden die unheimlichen Geschichten der Taylor-Eriksson Gruppe und deren Schüler erzählt, die ihre Grenzen in Selbstfindung, Sex und Gewalt neu definieren wollten. Was anfangs beginnt wie ein psychologisches Vexierspiel, entpuppt sich bald als purer Terror.
Der Regisseur:
Andreas Marschall
Der Autor:
Andreas Marschall
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Pietro Martellanza as Lars Eriksson |
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Anja Gebel as Kim |
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Magdalena Ritter as Erkisson Pupil |
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Ludwig Nicole as Eriksson Pupil #2 |
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Maunsell Gabriel as Eriksson Pupil #3 |
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Chole Micky as Eriksson Pupil #4 |
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Vroni Kiefer as Tilde |
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Anja Gebel as Kim |
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Simon Mayer as Erkisson Pupil #5 |
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Alexander Matakas as Eriksson Pupil #6 |
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Udo Bittner as Taylor |
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Leoni Oefelein as Taylor's Wife |
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Irena-Heliana Jandris as Shakti / Elisabeth Steinberg |
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Celik Nuran as Tansu Yilmaz |
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Adrian Topol as Florian |
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Joey Bozatt as Samarfan |
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Mai Christa as Patient Anna |
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Thomas Otto as Dr. Fischer |
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Peter Domsch as Keoma |
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Mandeep Dhillon as Clerk At Teehouse |
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Alfonso Timoteo as Police Officer |
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Michael Balaun as Dr. Steiner |
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Marcel Trunsch as Robin Borg |
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Mathieu Carrière as Edgar Cornelsen |
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Cora Chilcott as Mira |
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Ulrich Lenk as Haymo |
| Sound | Bharti India | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Screenplay |
| Production | Tim Luna | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Andreas Marschall | Director |
| Sound | Panama John | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Olivera Becker | Producer |
| Camera | Michael Schuff | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andreas Marschall | Editor |
| Camera | Heiko Merten | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dieter Thomas | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulrike Zacharias-Philippi | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Rieß | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Bharti India | Music |
| Art | Olivera Becker | Set Designer |
| Production | Sammy Balkas | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Christian Kaltenbach | Colorist |
| Production | Jürgen Sawilla | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Story |
| Art | Dorothee von Bodelschwingh | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Becker | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Panama John | Music |
| Production | Adrian Topol | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thorsten Kaufmann | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jenny Roesler | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Luszeit | Set Designer |
| Production | Hrundi H. Bakshi | Production Manager |
| Production | Michael Cholewa | Casting |
| Crew | Björn Friese | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ariane Kohlheim | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikolaj Espinosa Bach | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Roman Caesar | Sound |
| Art | Stefan Rohde | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Hannover Lensman | Sound |
| Crew | Jochen Klemp | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Hans | Costume Design |
| Directing | Daniela Karraß | Continuity |
| Production | Bernd Reichert | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Udo Röben | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandula Hilf | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Sebastian Diesel | Sound |
| Production | Holger Schütz | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Writer |
| Art | Tadeusz Splawinski | Painter |
| Sound | Florian Gehlen | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellen Maria Mueggelberg | Costume Assistant |
| Art | Bitto Graciano | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Caspers | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Dirk Schwibbert | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Kube | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Daniela Karraß | Script |
| Editing | Beatrice Festerling | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Salazar-Zivoder | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Tonino Grotti | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Idea |
| Crew | Heiko Merten | Cinematography |
| Crew | Michael Schuff | Cinematography |
| Art | Tim Luna | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Hans | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Roesler | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Caspers | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandula Hilf | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ariane Kohlheim | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Salazar-Zivoder | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Hrundi H. Bakshi | Production Director |
| Directing | Hamilton Harrisson | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Tim Luna | Second Unit Director |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Becker | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Beatrice Festerling | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Harrisch Ford | Location Manager |
| Production | Hanruki Shaani | Location Manager |
| Production | Enrico Taubert | Location Manager |
| Production | Ivo Scheloske | Publicist |
| Art | Fabian Scholz | Runner Art Department |
| Art | Paul Twardawa | Runner Art Department |