Review of Black Past

"Black Past" is a West German German-language film from 1989 and it is actually how (in)famous writer and director (and also lead actor here) Olaf Ittenbach lost his innocence as a filmmaker, in the truest sense of the word. This was his first work as a movie maker and the film will soon have its 30th anniversary. I cannot say I know any of the other actors in here sadly, but this is something frequent during his career. There are no famous actors in his films. These films are not about the range or about the performances, but all about the gore and also about the comedy that comes with it. This is Ittenberg's usual recipe and most of the time it is working in a way that the film is watchable. This opinion comes from somebody who has almost no interest in gore and splatter horror films, so i was a bit surprised that Ittenberg films were still kinda likable to me. You can easily see his approach in this old film here too. Especially the idea between mixing brutal slaughter with over-the-top harmless scenes, for example a man gets brutally while we see his wife take care of the laundry in the next room, is something that Ittenbach did many times in his career. All in all, it is a solid achievement for a 20-year-old filmmaker and you can easily recognize the director's style, but overall I still give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.