Nekromantik. Jörg Buttgereit, 1987.
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Edition screened: Included in the Cult Epic 4-Blu-ray set Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, released 2016. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 71 minutes.
Summary: Real killing of a rabbit; depicted killing of a cat.
Details:
1) A domestic rabbit is murdered, skinned, and gutted, 15:30-18:57. This real process is intercut with scenes of an obviously staged human autopsy.
2) Depiction of a cat being violently murdered then mutilated 42:16-45:30.
3) The rabbit killing and skinning are shown in reverse, 1:06:46-1:08:35, looking as thought the animal is brought back to life.
The Nekromantik disc in the Cult Epic box set also includes the film Hot Love (1985), and various featurettes about these two films.