Synopsis
Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One job is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence.
Key facts
Original language
German
Based on
Woyzeck
Setting
Central Europe
Filming locations
Telč
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival 2026 - Rétromania
- Hallucinations Collectives 2022
- MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival 2007 - Talking About Death (Never Killed Anyone)
- National Society of Film Critics Awards 1980 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1979 generic
- German Film Awards 1979 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 1979 generic
Versions & editions
| Original version (German) |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
