"Der Sandmann" or "The Sandman" (nothing to do with the little fella who helped kids fall asleep) is a German 90-minute movie from 1995, so it had its 20th anniversary last year. The director is Nico Hofmann and the writer is Matthias Seelig and I must say taking into account that this was a small-screen production for RTL I think, I am truly surprised how well this film turned out. Yes the story is fairly absurd on more than a few occasions, but George shines and truly makes it work as a sociopath writer and possibly killer too. And I believe Karoline Eichhorn was pretty good too and had strong chemistry with George. The ending also was a true highlight in here and made up for occasional lengths throughout the film as it adds a sociocritical component to the already strong crime and thriller plot developments.
Beyond the two I already mentioned and maybe the late Barbara Rudnik, there are not many well-known names in here, but that is perfectly fine as George has enough screen presence for all of them. And he is fascinating, almost mesmerizing to watch. He really shines in roles as a killer and there are more performances from him with a similar tone (Haarmann, Mengele). I think we should be glad that he left us such a great body of work full with movies worth checking out. This one here definitely falls under this category. The only thing that keeps it from being a contender for best (German) film of the year is the fact that the story occasionally gets too absurd in its attempt to be as breathtaking and memorable as possible. But the dialogue writing is fairly good at least. I recommend checking it out if you manage to get a hand on it. Certainly an underseen little movie.
Beyond the two I already mentioned and maybe the late Barbara Rudnik, there are not many well-known names in here, but that is perfectly fine as George has enough screen presence for all of them. And he is fascinating, almost mesmerizing to watch. He really shines in roles as a killer and there are more performances from him with a similar tone (Haarmann, Mengele). I think we should be glad that he left us such a great body of work full with movies worth checking out. This one here definitely falls under this category. The only thing that keeps it from being a contender for best (German) film of the year is the fact that the story occasionally gets too absurd in its attempt to be as breathtaking and memorable as possible. But the dialogue writing is fairly good at least. I recommend checking it out if you manage to get a hand on it. Certainly an underseen little movie.