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 |
| Directing | Andreas Marschall | Director |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Screenplay |
| Production | Tim Luna | Executive Producer |
| Production | Olivera Becker | Producer |
| Sound | Bharti India | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Panama John | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Heiko Merten | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael Schuff | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andreas Marschall | Editor |
| Production | Michael Cholewa | Casting |
| Art | Dorothee von Bodelschwingh | Set Decoration |
| Art | Dieter Thomas | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Hans | Costume Design |
| Crew | Björn Friese | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Becker | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Daniela Karraß | Script |
| Directing | Daniela Karraß | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ulrike Zacharias-Philippi | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Rieß | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellen Maria Mueggelberg | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Christian Kaltenbach | Colorist |
| Editing | Beatrice Festerling | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Salazar-Zivoder | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ariane Kohlheim | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mandula Hilf | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marcel Caspers | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nikolaj Espinosa Bach | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Panama John | Music |
| Sound | Bharti India | Music |
| Production | Holger Schütz | Associate Producer |
| Production | Adrian Topol | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jürgen Sawilla | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bernd Reichert | Co-Producer |
| Production | Thorsten Kaufmann | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sammy Balkas | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Writer |
| Writing | Andreas Marschall | Story |
| Art | Tadeusz Splawinski | Painter |
| Art | Stefan Rohde | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas Luszeit | Set Designer |
| Art | Bitto Graciano | Set Designer |
| Art | Olivera Becker | Set Designer |
| Production | Hrundi H. Bakshi | Production Manager |
| Crew | Udo Röben | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Hannover Lensman | Sound |
| Sound | Dirk Schwibbert | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Michael Kube | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Jochen Klemp | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Tonino Grotti | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Florian Gehlen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sebastian Diesel | Sound |
| Sound | Roman Caesar | Sound |
| 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 | 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 |
| Art | Jenny Roesler | Set Decoration |