Der Samurai

"The deadliest thing from Germany since 1945!"

Jun 8 2015 Unrated 1h 19m
Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Jakob, a young policeman from a remote village, has his world unhinged when a stranger in a dress emerges from the forest and begins killing villagers with a sword.

Plot

A wolf strives through the woods around an isolated German village. Jakob the young local police officer is onto him, but scents something more in the darkness. What he finds is a man, it seems, wild eyed, of wiry build, in a dress. He carries a katana, a Samurai sword. When the Samurai invites Jakob to follow him on his crusade towards the village, it becomes Jakob's mission to pursue the lunatic to end this wanton destruction. At the end of the night Jakob has experienced too much, is too far from whom he once was. Something hidden has been unleashed to meet the first rays of daylight.

Written by

Till Kleinert

Directed by

Till Kleinert

Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB), Schattenkante

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Scores
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1,789
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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