First of all, let me say that this is listed with a runtime of 23 minutes here on IMDb, but the version I watched only had 15, probably adjusted for television. We see a knight come to a medieval town and he rescues a woman who is about to be killed because townsfolk think she is an evil witch. Walter Sittler and Michael Habeck are known to German audiences I believe, but the female lead actress I don't know. It's all very generic and uninteresting I have to say and the only thing I sort-of liked was the almost gore horror movie ending scene. It was a bit of a surprise, but still it is not good enough to sit through everything (or the nothing) that happened before. This film is another good example for people who believe that Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is a one-trick pony. He directed the Oscar winner "Das Leben der Anderen", which is considered possibly the best non-American movie of the 21st century and I am tempted to agree. He directed "Der Templer" together with his brother and his brother Sebastian also wrote the script. The producers duo is also the same as from the Academy Award winning movie I mentioned earlier. Yet the formula does not succeed here. Weak watch. Not recommended.
Review of Der Templer
