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 |
| Directing | Sam Evoy | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Javian Ashton Le | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Eileen Weisinger | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Fontaine | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Eric LaFranchi | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Alexandra Thurmond | Associate Producer |
| Production | Sean Durkin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Naima Abed | Executive Producer |
| Production | Emilie Georges | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brighton McCloskey | Co-Producer |
| Production | Max Born | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kristina Porter | Set Decoration |
| Production | Phil Hoelting | Executive Producer |
| Production | Avi Stern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Al Di | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Rachel Fedorkova | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Zachary Sullivan | Gaffer |
| Camera | Danny Green | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Lyon Taylor | Gaffer |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Sam Hensen | Art Department Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Ben Robards | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Adam Keleman | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Josh Victor Rothstein | Still Photographer |
| Art | Dario Gimenez | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rose Bell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Crew | Daniel Rasa | Carpenter |
| Art | Kait Laziza | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mike Marino | Prosthetic Designer |
| Sound | Milena Erke | Music Coordinator |
| Editing | Alexander Frasse | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Dan O'Brien | Production Office Coordinator |
| Camera | Devin Yalkin | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ben Potter | Best Boy Grip |
| Art | Clarence McLay | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Jo Caron | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Andrew Flowers | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Ryū Murakami | Novel |
| Directing | Nicolas Pesce | Director |
| Writing | Nicolas Pesce | Screenplay |
| Production | Antonio Campos | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Whitney Anne Adams | Costume Design |
| Crew | Vince Cupone | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Jacob Wasserman | Producer |
| Production | Josh Mond | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brittany Romney | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Daniel Sheppard | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Schuyler Weiss | Producer |
| Sound | Heather Monetti | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Hersh | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Jo Caron | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Kurihara | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Zachary Galler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sofía Subercaseaux | Editor |
| Art | Alan Lampert | Production Design |
| Art | Naomi Munro | Art Direction |