Lust for Fear - True Crime Fascination
Genres
Overview
True crime formats are a guarantor for success for TV channels, publishers and radio stations. Whether fiction or documentary, every serial killer has their own movie on streaming providers. An interest in crime is part of human nature. The question "Who did it?" keeps the audience hooked to their screens or headphones. Fear and thrills provide an endorphin rush. True crime fans put themselves in the shoes of the investigators and empathize with the victims. They try to learn to arm themselves for their own lives in order to better recognize real dangers. Where does the hype around true crime come from?
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
38 min
Release Date
2023-11-03
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Joe Berlinger
Self
Rudi Cerne
Self
Samira El Ouassil
Self
Helene Hegemann
Self
Marc Smerling
Self
Simon Sahner
Self
Maria Lorenz
Self
Leonie Bartsch
Self
Linn Schütze
Self
Johanna Börsting
Self
Moritz Pliquet
Narrator (voice)
Robert Warren
Narrator (voice)
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