Antibodies

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Antibodies

2005

2h 7m

Crime

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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After a serial killer (André Hennicke) is arrested, a small-town policeman (Wotan Wilke Möhring) gets to interrogate him, but the interview challenges the cop's beliefs, turning him into a threat.

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Critics Consensus

It's derivative and its more ambitious aspirations don't amount to much, but Antibodies remains a reasonably diverting and well-made thriller.

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Feb 16, 2007

2.5/5

Antibodies brings together a philosophically minded serial killer, a devoutly religious cop and a cynical filmmaker clearly itching to go Hollywood.

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

Feb 16, 2007

2.5/4

A German thriller that isn't shy about ripping off The Silence of the Lambs.

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Feb 15, 2007

3.5/5

The film's pace is brisk enough to maintain our full attention. Antibodies is not so much an art house movie as a well-made, commercial thriller that happens to be in German.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 6, 2019

In German with English sub-titles, the performances of [Wotan Wilke] Mohring and [Andre] Hennicke together with the visuals are strong enough that even were there not subtitles, one would know exactly what terror had taken hold.

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Louis Proyect

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Feb 28, 2012

A compelling mixture of "Silence of the Lambs" and the biblical tale of god commanding Abraham to slay his son Isaac--believe it or not.

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Keith H. Brown

Eye for Film

Dec 7, 2007

4.5/5

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Gerald H

@RT00885100 Aug 6, 2025

Hmmmm. Man schaut zu, genug gefesselt um nicht abzuschalten, aber am Schluss liefert der Film nicht ab, und dies sogar im Eiltempo. Dazu bekommt man die schlimmsten CGI Rehe der Filmgeschichte, leider zusätzlich noch mit religiösem flair.

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Wolfgang G

@RT51462348 Dec 19, 2023

Antikörper ist ein deutscher Thriller von Christian Alvart… Als ein Killer verhaftet wird, sieht der Polizist Martens Zusammenhänge mit dem Jahre zurückliegenden Mord an einem Mädchen und nimmt die Ermittlungen wieder auf… Der Film erinnert mich an "Das Schweigen der Lämmer", ja Antikörper ist ein eigenständiger Psychothriller mit einem exzellenten Drehbuch… Ein psychologischer, radikaler und konsequenter Thriller, der auf das sogenannte religiöse Prinzip Gut und Böse und auf Schuld und Sühne setzt… Eine außergewöhnliche Inszenierung mit exzellenten Schauspielern…

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Jun 28, 2020

The concensus pretty much summarises what I was going to write.

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Mar 9, 2015

Evil is a highly contagious virus!

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Nov 3, 2014

Ok this one was a tense ride and got me right til the very end. A little Silence of the Lambs andCriminal Minds

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May 12, 2014

Disturbing and compelling .. A must watch German movie.

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Christian Alvart

Director

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Michael Martens

André Hennicke

Gabriel Engel

Norman Reedus

Polizist Schmitz

Christian von Aster

Polizist Wagner

Waltraud Witte

Frau Hering

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Synopsis

After a serial killer (André Hennicke) is arrested, a small-town policeman (Wotan Wilke Möhring) gets to interrogate him, but the interview challenges the cop's beliefs, turning him into a threat.

Director: Christian Alvart
Producer: Theo Baltz, Boris Schönfelder
Screenwriter: Christian Alvart
Production Co: Kinowelt Filmproduktion [de], MedienKontor
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2013
Runtime: 2h 7m

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