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The Child I Never Was (2002)

"What Becomes a Serial Killer Most?"

6.8/10 1h 21m Nov 15, 2002
Drama Crime

A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a psychopath, in this disturbing independent drama from Germany, based on the true story of of Germany's most famous child murderer Juergen Bartsch who, between the ages of 15 and 19, abused, tortured and killed four schoolboys in the Ruhr region of Germany from 1962 to 1966.

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Movie Details

Original Title Ein Leben lang kurze Hosen tragen
Original Language DE
Revenue $2,609
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Tobias Schenke
Tobias Schenke
Jürgen Bartsch, Older
Popularity: 0.7
Ulrike Bliefert
Ulrike Bliefert
Gertrud Bartsch
Popularity: 4.7
Walter Gontermann
Walter Gontermann
Gerhard Bartsch
Popularity: 3.9
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Jürgen Christoph Kamcke
Father Seidlitz
Popularity: 0.1
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Sebastian Rüger
Young Deacon
Popularity: 0.1
Stephan Szasz
Stephan Szasz
Young Priest
Popularity: 0.2
Roland Riebeling
Roland Riebeling
Chaplain Herles
Popularity: 1.7
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Jürgen Bartsch, Younger
Popularity: 6.5

Key Crew

Director Kai S. Pieck
Producer Bettina Scheuren
Music Kurt Dahlke, Rainer J.G. Uhl
Screenplay Kai S. Pieck
Editor Ingo Ehrlich

Production

MTM West Television & Film
DE
WDR
DE

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Keywords

child abuse child murder investigation series of murders lgbt police interrogation

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Details
Release Date November 15, 2002
Runtime 1h 21m
Revenue $2,609
Language DE
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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