The Child I Never Was (2002)

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Released:
2002-11-15

Overview:
A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a psychopath, in this disturbing independent drama from Germany, based on the true story of of Germany's most famous child murderer Juergen Bartsch who, between the ages of 15 and 19, abused, tortured and killed four schoolboys in the Ruhr region of Germany from 1962 to 1966.

Director:
Kai S. Pieck

Runtime:
1h 21min

Genre:
Drama, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Tobias Schenke
    as
    Jürgen Bartsch, Older
  • Ulrike Bliefert
    as
    Gertrud Bartsch
  • Walter Gontermann
    as
    Gerhard Bartsch
  • Jürgen Christoph Kamcke
    as
    Father Seidlitz
  • Sebastian Rüger
    as
    Young Deacon