Killers Anonymous - Don't trust anyone

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Movie
German title Killers Anonymous - Don't trust anyone
Original title Killers Anonymous
Country of production USA , UK
original language English
Publishing year 2019
length 95 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Martin Owen
script Seth Johnson ,
Elizabeth Morris ,
Martin Owen
production Kirsty Bell ,
Matt Williams
music Roger Goula
camera Håvard Helle
cut Stephen Hedley
occupation

Killers Anonymous - Trust nobody (original title Killers Anonymous ) is a psychological thriller by Martin Owen , which was released in US cinemas on June 28, 2019.

action

Priestess Joanna has set up a self-help group called "Killers Anonymous" in the parish hall of her church in London. Among the group's participating killers, who meet to share their post-murders mental troubles and how much they plague their conscience, are the spirited Violet, an unnamed old-school gangster, a doctor with a very own idea of ​​who is Euthanasia, the soulful Leandro and the constantly nervous Ben. That evening they are all extremely nervous, because because the US Senator Kyle was shot, the streets are teeming with police officers.

production

As it became known in July 2018, Oscar winner Gary Oldman received a role. Even Jessica Alba is involved in the project.

The film was released in US theaters on June 28, 2019.

reception

Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times writes, while the Killers Anonymous, a self-help group for assassins modeled on Alcoholics Anonymous , is busy with meandering monologues about soy milk and the CIA, director Martin Owen lets boredom with stylized lighting and quirky flashbacks flare up. Unfortunately, the film's political substructure also feels as incoherent as its ridiculously violent ending, so that one has to ask the question of how such a fiasco could ever be financed, Catsoulis added.

Michael Ranze from the film service describes Killers Anonymous as a black comedy that wants to show that killers are “only human” and suffer from the consequences of their profession. With a wink, Ranze gives the explanations for this from the film: “After all, it is not so natural to kill total strangers. The social acceptance is low, perhaps the conscience stirs not to forget the pressure of searches by the police, the dissatisfaction of bad-tempered clients or the envy of unpopular colleagues. "Even if the premise sounds original, the scenes in the community hall are neither humorous nor entertaining. In addition, Ranze recognizes a mistake in thinking, because why should the viewer be interested in the problems of the professional murderers in this self-help group.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release Certificate for Killers Anonymous - Don't trust anyone . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 194319 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ^ First film role for Gary Oldman after winning an Oscar. In: Focus Online, July 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Jeannette Catsoulis: 'Killers Anonymous' Review: 12 Steps to Disaster. In: The New York Times, June 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Michael Ranze: Killers Anonymous - Don't trust anyone. In: Filmdienst. Retrieved April 5, 2020.