The Bone Man

Section: Elements of Crime
Directed by: Wolfgang Murnberger


Der Knochenmann; Austria, 2008

Dir.: Wolfgang Murnberger
Scr.: Josef Hader, Wolfgang Murnberger, Wolf Haas (based on the novel by Wolf Haas)
Phot.: Peter von Haller; Ed.: Evi Romen; Music: Sofa Surfers
Cast: Josef Hader, Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr, Christoph Luser, Simon Schwarz, Gryllus Dorka
Format: 35 mm; Color; 121 mins
Language: German voice, English subtitle, Hungarian voice over
www.derknochenmann.at

Ex-detective Brenner faces the challenges of a bizarre country inn. A man by the name of Horvath has vanished, and the only clue leads to the Löschenkohl Restaurant, a well-known country inn which specialises in roast chicken. And it would be most unlike Brenner if the bone-grinding machine in the cellar of the restaurant didn‘t present him with a few additional mysteries. For him, minor transgressions and other human frailties are of moist interest here – but Brenner realises almost too late that he is in great danger. The attractive young landlady has turned his head to such an extent that he should be glad to find it still attached to his body at the end of the day. After Come Sweet Death and Silentium we are now able to enjoy the third outing for the successful Hader/Murnberger/Haas trio.

Q&A with Dorka Gryllus, actress of The Bone Man: March 26th, Thursday, Uránia National Film Theatre, 16.15, after the screening!

See also:
	The Chaser		Gomorrah
	Hand of the Headless Man		The Horseman
	Long Shadows		The Moss
	The Racketeer		Timecrimes