Grimm Love (DVD)

Watched this on the premise of PlipPlop's review and have to say I like it. It's based on the true story of the guy who volunteered to be eaten by another guy (remember that?) It is very similar to the true story, using artistic license to imagine the causes of the people's actions. I liked the film, even though I knew much of the story. There was something about it that was really good, and I know what it was: the acting. I have to say that the cast were brilliant, totally believable and authentic in roles that we totally bizarre. Their emotions were so real that you were chilled watching it. The blood and gore element is minimal, but ...  Read the complete review

A review of just the film, Grimm Love was originally produced and released under the title Rohtenburg in 2006 but was not released on region 2 DVD until 2008, when it was re-issued under the title you see here. A warning that the film contains strong psycho-sexual violence and this review refers to incidents that some readers may find disturbing. A nation is shocked by one of the most macabre crimes in its history. A loner named Oliver Hartwin is arrested for the murder of Simon Grombeck, a man he met on the Internet and invited to his home before savagely killing him and eating his body parts. But it's not just the act of cannibalism that gained ...  Read the complete review