Dark Circus (2016)
Johanna is just twenty years old but struggling with her boring and aimless existence. Disturbing visions start the day she gets fired from her job. Soon Johanna is carried off into a different world beneath the city where people live in a parallel universe full of darkness and magic rituals. The denizens of this world are inspired and guided by a mysterious woman, The Mistress. Drawn into her cult through an extravagant initiation ceremony, Johanna encounters fascinating characters: People like Simon, the collector, with whom she embarks on an obsessive affair. As Johanna plunges deeper into the occult her old world slowly collapses...
Director: Julia Ostertag
Genre: Thriller, Fantasy
Runtime: 86 min
Release Date: September 9, 2016
Cast
- Angela Maria Romacker - Johanna
- Annika Strauss - Assistant
- Namjira As-Sefid - Mistress
- Florian Gysin - Simon the collector
- Nikolai Arnold - Dandy
- Louis Fleischauer - Master of ceremony
Screenplay
Music: Vortex
Country: Germany
Language: English, Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
gothic, bdsm
More Films by Director: Julia Ostertag
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dark Circus about?
- Johanna is just twenty years old but struggling with her boring and aimless existence. Disturbing visions start the day she gets fired from her job. Soon Johanna is carried off into a different world beneath the city where people live in a parallel universe full of darkness and magic rituals. The denizens of this world are inspired and guided by a mysterious woman, The Mistress. Drawn into her cult through an extravagant initiation ceremony, Johanna encounters fascinating characters: People like Simon, the collector, with whom she embarks on an obsessive affair. As Johanna plunges deeper into the occult her old world slowly collapses...
- Who directed Dark Circus?
- Dark Circus was directed by Julia Ostertag.
- Who stars in Dark Circus?
- Dark Circus stars Angela Maria Romacker, Annika Strauss, Namjira As-Sefid, Florian Gysin, Nikolai Arnold, Louis Fleischauer.
- How long is Dark Circus?
- Dark Circus has a runtime of 1h 26m (86 minutes).
- What genre is Dark Circus?
- Dark Circus is a Thriller, Fantasy film.
- Where was Dark Circus produced?
- Dark Circus was produced in Germany.