The Child I Never Was

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The Child I Never Was (2002)

Directed by Kai S. Pieck

“What Becomes a Serial Killer Most?”

Drama, Crime · 1h 21m

A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a psychopath, in this disturbing independent drama from Germany, based on the true story of of Germany's most famous child murderer Juergen Bartsch who, between the ages of 15 and 19, abused, tortured and killed four schoolboys in the Ruhr region of Germany from 1962 to 1966.

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Cast

Tobias Schenke Jürgen Bartsch, Older Ulrike Bliefert Gertrud Bartsch Walter Gontermann Gerhard Bartsch
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Jürgen Christoph Kamcke Father Seidlitz Sebastian Rüger Young Deacon Stephan Szasz Young Priest Roland Riebeling Chaplain Herles Sebastian Urzendowsky Jürgen Bartsch, Younger

Crew

Director
Kai S. Pieck
Screenplay
Kai S. Pieck
Novel
Paul Moor
Director of Photography
Egon Werdin
Editor
Ingo Ehrlich
Producer
Bettina Scheuren

Details

Original title
Ein Leben lang kurze Hosen tragen
Release date
2002-11-15
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
MTM West Television & Film, WDR
Box office
$2,609