Norman Reedus, Christian von Aster, André Hennicke

A serial killing pederast is caught after a violent shoot out with police. But, there is still an unsolved murder of a young girl in a small town. Could he have done it? Or, could he be the key to fin...( read more  read more... )ding out who did? A mind game ensues between the cop from the girl's town and the deranged serial killer in this intense psychological thriller.

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Unrated, 127 min.

Directed by: Christian Alvart

Release Date: February 16, 2007

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  • October 4, 2009
    After seeing Pandorum I decided to give Alvart's previous film a try.
    As it turns out I'm glad I did because Antibodies is a damn fine psychological thriller with a bit of Silence of the Lambs thrown in. Nice twists and an unexpected ending.
    On the down side: It feels every bit...( read more) of its 127 minute running time and the CGd deer look like crap.
  • March 1, 2009
    Derivative, hackneyed and over-obvious in every possible narrative sense, Antibodies is only as enjoyable a film as your brain will let it be. It's basically Germany's response to those really shitty police procedural thrillers with sociopaths that Hollywood drowned in after Sile...( read more)nce of the Lambs. The results here are as expected; mechanical, overworked, and simplified for the sake of accessibility, Antibodies is out to get as many pulses pounding as possible and then fade from view completely.

    It's fun in a hilarious trashy sort of way, and I found that most of the allegedly shocking dialogue was really just mindless rude babbling. The serial pederast/murderer on display here never really earns the right to jerk off while about cutting a little boy into pieces after raping him, simply because he's just poorly conceived. He's a tool for shock, not a character. Even sociopaths need to have compelling qualities...Engel is just a collection of rapey soundbites and lascivious sexual threats. My brother and I just laughed throughout most of the movie.

    To make matters worse, the film is rammed full of shallow-cut attacks on religion, saying nothing new and not doing a particularly good job of it. I'm about as far away from religious as you can get, but to me this just came across as the immature ramblings of a cynical director. The power of a higher deity is laid bare - Christian Alvart's screenplay would completely reject the notion of a just or omnipotent God - yet toward the end of the film the main character's belief in God is seen as redemptive and reaffirmed. So really the movie is just confused. Is God only sort of there? Does he just kind of tune in when he feels like it?

    The movie is vaguely fun to watch, especially given its sensible and colorful visuals, but it's an ideological mess and a massive ripoff of infinitely superior Hollywood movies. I guess if you're hard up for ~*~SHOCKING MOVIES~*~ this might do in a pinch. Then again, if you've actually seen a truly shocking movie, this is going to hit about as hard as weak piss.
  • October 11, 2008
    Hugely derivative serial killer genre movie which, despite the director's denial on the extras, cribs mercilessly from 'Silence of the Lambs' and 'Seven'. Lush cinematography and score, and a cracking opening help but deja vu soon creeps in, and as for the ending .......
  • October 3, 2008
    Antibodies really exceded my expectations on many levels. Firstly as a fictional story of a serial killer, this has to be the best one since ?The Silence of the Lambs?. It was controversial, made you feel uncomfortable in parts, it was casted well, especially in the case of the...( read more) serial killer.

    In terms of World Cinema, this is way up there with the best, it?s also high up there as a Thriller, as there are twists and turns that left me shouting at the tv screen!

    If you enjoy films which cover any of these genres (Serial Killer, World cinema and Thrillers) give it a watch, it?s impressive, you won?t be disappointed.
  • August 31, 2008
    Another moralistic murder mystery in the Silence of the Lambs interview with a serial killer style. Though this movie feels much more sinister throughout with a grittier & gory edge. The plot's central premise is clearly a religious (mis)concept, which is very annoying, but putti...( read more)ng that aside it's still a good, clever idea for a story.
  • October 1, 2009
    I loved this movie, it had me guessing all the way to the end, and it had great action and bloody scenes!!!
  • August 9, 2009
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    A district police official trying to solve a local murder is drawn into a Gordian Knot of misdirection and untestable suspicions by a degenerate sex murderer.

    Circumstance points to the serial killer's culpability for the crime in question, but he seems to know more than the authorities.

    Is he guilty, or is the truth closer to home.? The district official must play mental chess to determine the truth.
    Along the way he must also engage in sick games with the killer.

    The film had some merit in that it deliberately misdirects the viewer to build to a surprise ending, and this is a fresher take on the formula employed. Unfortunately, the ending we are expecting, would, in fact, have been the most dramatic and chilling. While the conclusion is clever, it lacks the sort of punch that the film was moving toward. Again, I have found another film that could have added three or four more twists and topped itself several times.
  • July 6, 2009
    You might not believe it but there are even a couple of good frilms from Germany. Just like this one :)
  • June 22, 2009
    Acting,direction and cinematography ,kept me in my seat. Unfortunately, it took two views to get through the "been here before" moments . Still, I wanted to be entertained and this film achieved that.
  • June 20, 2009
    Very good thriller! I recommend it!

Critic Reviews


February 16, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

A German thriller that isn't shy about ripping off The Silence of the Lambs. full review

February 15, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Alvart adorns everything in portentous biblical trappings but is more interested in sleek visuals and rug-pulling gimmicks than his protagonist's (histrionically handled) moral conflict. full review

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  • lovecyn4ever
    December 9, 2007
    It drags in the beginning.The story is great & great performances specially from the villain & leading actor.The villain was a interesting character.
    Is slow in parts but still an interesting film.I will like to see a US remake for Antibodies but a little more graphic & better ending just totally different from the original.

    Reminds me of Silence of the lambs but i like this one better.
  • spooner6
    February 25, 2007
    allright serial killer flick, a bit cliche, but what the fuck was with the end, CG deer, what the fuck?!!!

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