Paul and Erik, two introverted loosers lacking social contacts, both work in a smudgy kitchen of the cheap chickenburger fast food store "El Chicko".To pass time and monotony, Paul tells his partner time and again stories about a murderer killing women, of which Erik always wants to hear more and more. Eventually, Erik starts to believe that Paul is telling about himself.
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Fritz Karl
Paul
Known for
Grave Decisions
Goebbels and the Führer
André Pohl
Erik
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Jussuf Koschier
David Rühm
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Mein Vater, Sie bleiben mir ein Rätsel
Florian Reichmann
Eva Herzig
Stella
Also in
The Unfish
Steirerkreuz
Otto Boris Dworak
Beamter (policeman)
Andréa Ferréol
Martha
Known for
The Last Metro
La Grande Bouffe
Michael Riebl
Also in
Artischocke
Bernhard Schir
Ex
Also in
Suburbia - Women on the Edge
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Thomas Szabolcs
Allegra Curtis
Iris
Also in
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David Rühm Director · Michael Riebl Cinematographer Juno Sylva Englander Editor
First release January 1, 1996 · Produced in Austria · Production SK Film- und Fernsehproduktionsges.m.b.H.
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SK-Film
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SK Film- und Fernsehproduktionsges.m.b.H.
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Austria
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1996
Max Ophüls Festival
Austria · April 18, 1996
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