Synopsis
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Benny's Video (1992) is a 1h 50min crime feature film by Michael Haneke. A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents,...
Key facts
Cast
Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe, Stephanie Brehme, Stefan Polasek, Ingrid Stassner, Martin Schoendelin, Christian Pundy
Original language
German
First release
November 6, 1992 (Switzerland)
Production companies
Lang Film
Awards
European Film Academy Critics Award
Setting
Egypt
Filming locations
Vienna
Crew
Screenplay
Michael Haneke
Producer
Bernard Lang, Veit Heiduschka
Cinematography
Christian Berger
Editing
Marie Homolkova
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- OffScreen Film Festival 2018 - DEATH ON FILM: MONDO, SNUFF & SHOCKUMENTARY
Titles
| Original title | Benny's Video | |
| Alternate title | La Vidéo de Benny |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Switzerland | November 6, 1992 |
| Theatrical | France | April 14, 1993 |
| Theatrical | Germany | October 6, 1993 |
| Streaming | Japan | June 23, 2001 |
| Streaming | South Korea | March 11, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Greece | May 23, 2006 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 22, 2010 |
Full credits
| Director | Michael Haneke |
| Cast | Arno Frisch (Benny), Angela Winkler (Anna, Benny's Mother), Ulrich Mühe (Georg, Benny's Father), Stephanie Brehme (Evi, Benny's Sister), Stefan Polasek (Ricci), Ingrid Stassner (Girl), Martin Schoendelin (Sales manager in videostore (uncredited)), Christian Pundy, Max Berner, Shelley Kästner, Hanspeter Müller, Wolfgang Böck, Cecile Gordon, Paulus Manker |
| Screenplay | Michael Haneke |
| Producer | Bernard Lang, Veit Heiduschka |
| Executive producer | Gebhard Zupan, Michael Katz |
| Cinematography | Christian Berger |
| Editing | Marie Homolkova |
| Production design | Christoph Kanter |
| Sound | Karl Schlifelner |
| Costumes | Erika Navas |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
