"Der Todesking" is a 72-minute German movie from the fairly famous Jörg Buttgereit. He made this one 25 years ago. At this point, he has already made films for 10 years, even if he was still in his 20s. This is basically a collection of 7 short films and we get a new tale for every day of the week. These tales, as usual with Buttgereit, include lots of violence, gore and blood. The aggression is sometimes suicidal and sometimes directed against other people. I must say this is really the first time I see something remotely close to creativity in the director's works. Still, it's only brief glimpses, but these were frequent enough to let me give this one a 4/10 and not a 2/10 like I gave to most of his other works. Some of these short segments, for example when a woman with a Hitler mustache cuts of a prisoner's genitals are still 2/10, but thankfully some were stronger too. German audiences may see familiar faces in Bela B. and Ades Zabel. All in all, I would not recommend it, but it may be a good way to start if you want to explore the world of Jörg Buttgereit.
Review of The Death King
