Film Forum

(1994) On Christmas Eve 1993 a 19 year-old student killed several people - all of whom were complete strangers - for no apparent reason. What brought victims and killer together? Haneke tells the story in 71 scenes. 35mm.

Reviews

“Showing that there is both rhyme and madness to seemingly unfragmented everyday life, screenwriter-director Michael Haneke has created a pointillistic portrait of terror, presenting a number of tiny, mundane incidents that eventually enable us to connect the dots.”
– Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter  

“An icy-cool study of violence both mediated and horribly real.”
– Manohla Dargis, The New York Times