The Bone Man

The Bone Man

2009 · 117 min · DE · 7.3 (88 votes)
Dir. Wolfgang Murnberger · Starring Josef Hader, Josef Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr, Christoph Luser, Pia Hierzegger, Simon Schwarz · Simon Brenner Collection
CrimeThrillerComedy

Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a supposedly quiet town.

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A chillingly atmospheric descent into a snow-dusted, isolated village where secrets fester. This slow-burn thriller offers a bleak, darkly comic look at moral decay and the unsettling nature of seemingly quiet communities.

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