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Normal is a film adaptation of playwright Anthony Neilson
's 1991 work Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper
, a fictional account of serial killer
Peter Kürten
's life, told from the point of view of his defense lawyer. With Milan Kňažko
as Kürten, Dagmar Veškrnová
as his wife and Pavel Gajdoš as his lawyer Dr. Justus Wehner; directed by Julius Ševčík, lensed by Antonio Riestra. Released in Czech Republic
on 26 March 2009.
Anthony Neilson
Anthony Neilson is a Scottish playwright and director commonly associated with the "in-yer-face theatre" movement and is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. His work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence...
's 1991 work Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper
Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper
Playwright Anthony Neilson's 1991 work Normal: The Düsseldorf Ripper is a fictional account of Peter Kürten's life, told from the point of view of his defense lawyer. Published in Neilson Plays 1: Normal, Penetrator, Year of the Family, Night Before Christmas, Censor, Methuen Drama 1998, ISBN...
, a fictional account of serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
Peter Kürten
Peter Kürten
Peter Kürten was a German serial killer dubbed The Vampire of Düsseldorf by the contemporary media. He committed a series of sex crimes, assaults and murders against adults and children, most notoriously from February to November 1929 in Düsseldorf.-Early life:Kürten was born into a...
's life, told from the point of view of his defense lawyer. With Milan Kňažko
Milan Knažko
Milan Kňažko is a Slovakian actor and ex-politician. He was one of the leading personalities of the movement Public against Violence in November 1989 and one of the most popular faces of the Velvet Revolution in Slovakia.-Acting:...
as Kürten, Dagmar Veškrnová
Dagmar Veškrnová
Dagmar Havlová is a Czech actress. She married Václav Havel, then Czech president, on January 4, 1997. She has one daughter, Nina Veškrnová , from a previous marriage to Radvít Novák .-Early life:Havlová was born to Markéta Veškrnová and harmonist Karel Veškrna on March 22, 1953 in Brno...
as his wife and Pavel Gajdoš as his lawyer Dr. Justus Wehner; directed by Julius Ševčík, lensed by Antonio Riestra. Released in Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
on 26 March 2009.