
Strange Encounters
1989-04-01 · 93 min · ★ 8.0
Four nerve-wracking psychological thrillers in short film format. Cruel games with drastic endings. Each time a woman is involved, a knife, a murder...
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- Directors
- Volker Morlock, Pascal Hoffmann, Dirk Eickhoff, Susanne Aernecke
- Production companies
- Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Angelika Bender
Leonard Lansink
Judith RosmairTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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