Monday Morning Maybe

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The Child I Never Was

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2002 | 81 min | Drama, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 21 min.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A serial killer dispassionately discusses the nuts and bolts of his grisly avocation, as well as the youthful traumas which helped to mold him into a psychopath, in this disturbing independent drama from Germany, based on the true story of of Germany's most famous child murderer Juergen Bartsch who, between the ages of 15 and 19, abused, tortured and killed four schoolboys in the Ruhr region of Germany from 1962 to 1966.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    59 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $3K worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kai S. Pieck

  • Tobias SchenkeJürgen Bartsch, Older
  • Ulrike BliefertGertrud Bartsch
  • Walter GontermannGerhard Bartsch
  • Jürgen Christoph KamckeFather Seidlitz
  • Sebastian RügerYoung Deacon
  • Stephan SzaszYoung Priest
  • Roland RiebelingChaplain Herles
  • Sebastian UrzendowskyJürgen Bartsch, Younger