Piercing (2019)
Selbst wenn Reed (Christopher Abbott) sein eigenes, neugeborenes Baby in den Händen hält, schwillt in ihm das unstillbare Verlangen an, einfach zuzustechen! Um diesen Drang endlich loszuwerden, schmiedet er den Plan, eine unbekannte Frau zu ermorden. Dazu will er einen anstehenden Businesstrip nach New York nutzen. Reed verabschiedet sich also von Ehefrau und Kind, macht sich auf die Reise und plant minutiös alles durch. In seinem Hotelzimmer angekommen probiert er sogar verschiedene Mengen Chloroform an sich selbst aus, um so haargenau bestimmen zu können, wie lange sein Opfer betäubt sein wird. Doch als dann das das von ihm bestellte Call Girl Jackie (Mia Wasikowski), das er mit einem Eispickel ermorden will, läuft alles aus dem Ruder – die junge Frau, die sich erst mal eine Weile im Badezimmer einsperrt, ist nämlich mindestens genauso abgefuckt wie ihr potenzieller Killer. Und so beginnt ein brutales Katz-und-Maus-Spiel…
Der Regisseur:
Nicolas Pesce
Der Autor:
Nicolas Pesce
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Christopher Abbott as Reed |
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Mia Wasikowska as Jackie |
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Laia Costa as Mona |
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Maria Dizzia as Chevonne |
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Marin Ireland as Reed's Mother |
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Wendell Pierce as The Doctor |
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Will Brill as The Bellhop |
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Paul Nazak as The Old Man |
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Olivia Bond as The Bunny Girl |
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Dakota Lustick as Young Reed |
| Production | Brennan Berger | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Michael Kurihara | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Javian Ashton Le | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Sam Evoy | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Eileen Weisinger | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Fontaine | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Eric LaFranchi | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Naima Abed | Executive Producer |
| Production | Al Di | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emilie Georges | Executive Producer |
| Production | Avi Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Phil Hoelting | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sean Durkin | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Rachel Fedorkova | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Alexandra Thurmond | Associate Producer |
| Production | Max Born | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Danny Green | Key Grip |
| Production | Brighton McCloskey | Co-Producer |
| Art | Kristina Porter | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Zachary Sullivan | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Lyon Taylor | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ben Potter | Best Boy Grip |
| Art | Clarence McLay | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Sam Hensen | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Dario Gimenez | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Andrew Flowers | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Dan O'Brien | Production Office Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mike Marino | Prosthetic Designer |
| Art | Kait Laziza | Property Master |
| Sound | Jo Caron | Foley Artist |
| Camera | Devin Yalkin | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Ben Robards | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Daniel Rasa | Carpenter |
| Directing | Adam Keleman | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Josh Victor Rothstein | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Alexander Frasse | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Milena Erke | Music Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rose Bell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Nicolas Pesce | Director |
| Writing | Nicolas Pesce | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ryū Murakami | Novel |
| Production | Antonio Campos | Producer |
| Production | Jacob Wasserman | Producer |
| Editing | Sofía Subercaseaux | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Hersh | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Michael Kurihara | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Whitney Anne Adams | Costume Design |
| Production | Josh Mond | Producer |
| Crew | Vince Cupone | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Alan Lampert | Production Design |
| Sound | Daniel Sheppard | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jo Caron | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Heather Monetti | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Zachary Galler | Director of Photography |
| Art | Naomi Munro | Art Direction |
| Production | Schuyler Weiss | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brittany Romney | Hair Department Head |