DIE HÖLLE

COLD HELL

By Stefan RUZOWITZKY

LUNA FILMVERLEIH GMBH - as DISTR Theatrical, AUSTRIA

Thriller - Completed 2017

Vienna. A young woman witnesses a brutal murder. The offender seems to be a crazed serial killer, inspired by Islam. A life-and-death struggle ensues...

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2016
European Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Thriller
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Stefan RUZOWITZKY
    • Producer(s)
    • Helmut GRASSER (Allegro Film)
    • Synopsis
    • Özge is a young Turkish-born taxi driver, who attends evening classes and is also an ambitious Thai-boxer. She rarely speaks and trains hard. One day she witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The suspect is an insane serial killer, inspired by Islam. And he is convinced that Özge has seen him. A life-and-death struggle ensues.
      In his job as a police officer, Christian Steiner often has contact with people from immigrant backgrounds. Some years ago his wife left him, taking their child with her. Since then Steiner has been living with his father and cares for him as best he can. Steiner finds it very difficult to trust other people, especially women.