Benny's Video

Benny's Video

1992•1h 50m•6.9/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(384)

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.

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Production

Wega Film, Langfilm, Bernard Lang AG

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Arno Frisch

Arno Frisch

Benny

Angela Winkler

Angela Winkler

Anna, Benny's Mother

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Georg, Benny's Father

Stephanie Brehme

Evi, Benny's Sister

Stefan Polasek

Ricci

Ingrid Stassner

Girl

Martin Schoendelin

Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)

Christian Pundy

Max Berner

Shelley Kästner

Shelley Kästner

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Wolfgang Böck

Wolfgang Böck

Cecile Gordon

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Brigitte Reimann

Self (archive footage)

Ulrike von der Groeben

Self (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Imelda Marcos

Self (archive footage)

Hans Meiser

Self (archive footage)

Susanne Schneider

Self (archive footage)

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