Funny Games (1997) [R]

Release Date:
August 23, 1997

Original Title:
Funny Games

Alternate Titles:
Funny Games - Juegos divertidos
Nenavadne igre
Paraxena paihnidia
Smagūs žaidimėliai
Забавне игре
大快人心

Genres:
Drama | Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
Filmfonds Wien
ORF
Wega Film

Production Countries:
Austria

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: +18  AU: R 18+  BR: 18  CH: 18  DE: 18  DK: 15  ES: 18  FI: K-16  FR: 16  GB: 18  HU: 18  IT: T  JP: R15+  KR: 18  NL: 16  NO: 15  PT: M/18  RU: 18+  SE: 15  TR: 18+  US: R 

Runtime: 109

A nightmare.

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

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Costume Design:
Lisy Christl

Director:
Michael Haneke

Director of Photography:
Jürgen Jürges

Editor:
Andreas Prochaska

Executive Producer:
Veit Heiduschka

Key Carpenter:
Christian Binder

Makeup Artist:
Waldemar Pokromski

Producer:
Veit Heiduschka

Production Design:
Christoph Kanter

Production Manager:
Werner Reitmeier

Property Buyer:
Peter Ecker

Screenplay:
Michael Haneke

Script Editor:
Jessica Hausner

Sound Assistant:
Peter Paschinger
Daniel Steinbach

Sound Designer:
Walter Amann

Sound Editor:
Bernhard Bamberger

Sound Mixer:
Hannes Eder

Special Effects:
Danny Bellens
Willi Neuner
Mac Steinmeier

Stunts:
Willi Neuner
Mac Steinmeier
Danny Bellens

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