Killing for Love

Released Dec 15, 2017

2h 10m

Documentary

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A scholarship student and her boyfriend, the son of a German diplomat, are at the center of a media frenzy as they are tried and convicted of double homicide.

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A documentary about two senseless killings leaves you wondering - who was really the murderer. There certainly was reasonable doubt about Jens Söring, Interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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kim h

What the hell is wrong with the US. Your "justice system" is a complete joke not even worthy of North Korea..

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03/31/23

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Marcus Vetter

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Karin Steinberger

Director

Imogen Poots

Elizabeth Haysom

Daniel Brühl

Jens Söring

Marcus Vetter

Writer

Karin Steinberger

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Steinberger and Vetter create a haunting atmosphere of mania and madness, as when they transition to photos of Derek and Nancy during Elizabeth's cold, eerie testimony.

Dec 22, 2017

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

A gripping murder mystery about the fated coupling of a pair of calculating romantics too smart for their own good, and the limits of the American justice system.

Dec 14, 2017

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Featuring compelling real-life figures who practically invite casting guesses for the inevitable Hollywood dramatization, Killing for Love should easily satisfy viewers who can't get enough of this stuff.

Dec 14, 2017

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Amelie Lasker

FF2 Media

While Killing for Love ends up being a call for justice, it is framed as a psychological thriller and a court drama, an exploration of what happened within the young couple and the Haysom family.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 26, 2018

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Josh Sorokach

Decider

You don't so much watch Killing For Love as you completely absorb it.

Jul 10, 2018

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

A bloody 1985 double homicide and the media hysteria that encircled it are revisited in this deeply sourced but frustrating investigation of whether justice was truly served.

Dec 13, 2017

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Synopsis

A scholarship student and her boyfriend, the son of a German diplomat, are at the center of a media frenzy as they are tried and convicted of double homicide.

Director: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger
Screenwriter: Marcus Vetter, Karin Steinberger
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: IFC Films, Filmperspektive GmbH, Arte, Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 15, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2017
Runtime: 2h 10m