Killing for Love
“Love Is The Ultimate Weapon.”
Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their house in Lynchburg, Virginia, on March 30, 1985. Suspicion fell on their daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend Jens Söring. They flee to Europe, but are caught and extradited to the U.S. Elizabeth is sentenced to 90 years in jail for incitement to murder, Jens Söring to two life sentences. Karin Steinberger, Marcus Vetter and their team spent over three years researching this case, which achieved world-wide notoriety. They uncovered new evidence, including the fact none of the blood samples found at the scene of the crime belonged to Jens Söring.
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Cast
14 people
Imogen Poots
Elizabeth Haysom (voice)
Known for
28 Weeks Later
Vivarium
Daniel Brühl
Jens Söring (voice)
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Rush
Jens Söring
Self
Gail Ball
Self
Also in
Last Cab to Darwin
Steven Rosenfield
Self
Tom Elliott
Self
Ricky Gardner
Self
Gail Marshall
Self
Chuck Reid
Self
Carlos Santos
Self
Ed Sulzbach
Self
Also in
Omnibus
William Sweeney
Self
Marcus Vetter Director · Karin Steinberger Director Jens Ole Huerkamp Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $300K · First release June 24, 2016
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Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$12,400,000
Gross vs. budget
41.3×
Production
Filmperspektive
Production
DR
Production
BBC
Production
SVT
Production
ARTE
Production
SWR
Production
BR
Production
VPRO
Production
BBC Film
Studio
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Danmarks Radio (DR)
Production
Südwestrundfunk
Production
Sweden · Germany · United Kingdom · Netherlands · Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Das Versprechen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · June 24, 2016
Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Germany · October 27, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
April 25, 2017 · TV · NPO 2
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