Watch Butterfly: A Grimm Love Story (2007) Free Online

Release Date: 2007

Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Helga Bellinghausen, Nils Dommning, Alexander Martschewski, Rainier Meissner, Keri Russell, Angelika Bartsch, Marcus Lucas, Pascal Andres

Categories: Movies, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Horror, Psychological thriller, World cinema

Grimm Love (original German title Rohtenburg) is a 2007 psychological horror film inspired by the Armin Meiwes cannibal murder case. Keri Russell plays Katie Armstrong, an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology. She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (played by Thomas Kretschmann). Oliver dreamed of eating a willing victim, and thanks to the internet, he was able to find a volunteer, a young man Simon Grombeck (played by Thomas Huber). The story is told in flashbacks as Katie researches these men and their pasts. Events... MORE

Grimm Love (original German title Rohtenburg) is a 2007 psychological horror film inspired by the Armin Meiwes cannibal murder case. Keri Russell plays Katie Armstrong, an American student in Germany studying criminal psychology. She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis: the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin (played by Thomas Kretschmann). Oliver dreamed of eating a willing victim, and thanks to the internet, he was able to find a volunteer, a young man Simon Grombeck (played by Thomas Huber). The story is told in flashbacks as Katie researches these men and their pasts. Events culminate in Katie's discovery of a snuff tape that documents the crime. The film is directed by music-video specialist Martin Weisz and written by T.S. Faull. The producers made Igby Goes Down. The film had its World Premiere at London FrightFest Film Festival on 27 August 2006 under the title Grimm Love. In October 2006, the film won four awards at the Festival de Cine de Sitges: Best Director, Best Actor (Thomas Kretschmann and Thomas Huber), and Best Cinematography. It won the Melies d'Argent at the Luxembourg International Film Festival. In July 2007, the film won Best Director and Best Actor (Thomas LESS