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Okay, so I rented the recent English-language version of this movie starring Daniel Craig. I liked the plot, but this was probably the single most graphic, disturbing thing I've ever seen, and that includes being tricked into watching "Two Girls, One Cup". The violence was over the top. I kind of felt like the director was trying to out-do "The Silence of the Lambs", but he couldn't seem to leave anything to the viewer's imagination. I can't recommend this movie to anyone except perhaps Roman Polanski.

In the course of solving a 40+ year old disappearance, the viewer is treated to:

-Three rape scenes, two of which are extremely graphic. (All three of which involve the same two characters.)
-Two serial killer/rapists.
-Graphic descriptions/still photos of more rapes and murders.
-The insinuation of even more rape and sexual abuse.
-Three Nazis.
-Watching one of the serial killers practicing his craft in his custom-built torture chamber.
-A mutilated cat formed into a swastika.

There was also a ton of nudity, all of it from one very beautiful female character. I don't consider that a bad thing, but it was impossible to enjoy because that character was usually either getting raped or doing the raping. Even the "normal" sex scenes (of which there were several) were hard to get into after the traumatic viewing experience that preceded them. I seriously don't understand how this movie only got an "R" rating.