Benny's Video
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
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Cast
14 people
Arno Frisch
Benny
Known for
Funny Games
Angela Winkler
Anna, Benny's Mother
Known for
Dark
Suspiria
Ulrich Mühe
Georg, Benny's Father
Known for
The Lives of Others
Funny Games
Stephanie Brehme
Evi, Benny's Sister
Also in
Auf dem Nockherberg
Stefan Polasek
Ricci
Also in
I Watch Her Sleep
Ingrid Stassner
Girl
No other roles listed
Martin Schoendelin
Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)
Christian Pundy
Max Berner
Shelley Kästner
Known for
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
Hanspeter Müller
Known for
North Face
Wolfgang Böck
Known for
The Red Violin
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Michael Haneke Director · Christian Berger Cinematographer Marie Homolkova Editor
United States release September 28, 1992 · Produced in Austria, Switzerland · Languages Arabic, English, French, German
Production
Wega Film
Production
Langfilm
Production
Bernard Lang AG
Production
Austria · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · German
Release dates
France · May 13, 1992
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · September 28, 1992
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Switzerland · November 6, 1992
Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 1992 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
April 14, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
October 6, 1993 · Theatrical
Greece
November 14, 1992 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
May 23, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 11, 2017 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan
June 23, 2001 · Digital
Netherlands
April 22, 2010 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
March 11, 2026 · Digital
Spain
September 24, 1992 · Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián
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