Garden of Love The Haunting of Rebecca Verlaine Germany 2003 produced by Yazid Benfeghoul, Ricky Goldberg, Leo Helfer, Olaf Ittenbach (executive) for Benfeghoul & Goldberg Filmproductions, IMAS Filmproduktions directed by Olaf Ittenbach starring Natacza Boon, James Matthews, Daryl Jackson, Bela B. Felsenheimer, Donald Stewart, Alexandra Thom-Heinrich, Jean-Luc Julien, Anika Julien, Jeff Motherhead, Kayla Motherhead, Barrett Jones, Damien Coyle, Anthony Failla, Stefan Hummel, Karin Kain, Thomas Reitmair written by Thomas Reitmair, Olaf Ittenbach, music by A.G. Striedl, Thomas Reitmair, special makeup effects by Olaf Ittenbach, Thommy Opatz review by Mike Haberfelner

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12 years ago, she has survived a massacre in with her whole family killed, but has suffered amnesia as a result. Due to the loving upbringing of her uncle Don (Donald Stewart) and aunt Barbara (Alexandra Thom-Heinrich), who made her believe they were her real parents, she has forgotten all about the ordeal. However, as nightmares have begun to torture her lately, she and her boyfriend  David (Daryl Jackson) pay a visit to the cop who investigated the case, Munster (James Matthews), after which she visits the scene of the massacre, her father's (Bela B. Felsenheimer) farm, on her own - to meet those who have been murdered, who now demand her to bring them their killers to have their revenge. Thing is, Rebecca at first does have no idea who the killers are - and when she finally finds out she's in for a big shock, so much so that she considers siding with the ghosts of the deceased ...

Now storywise, Garden of Love doesn't exactly break new ground, and doesn't even try to - but then again, German filmmaker Olaf Ittenbach has always been one to go for the visceral rather than getting too deep emotionally - and on that level, this film totally works,  there's not just blood and guts, these scenes are also very well executed, so much so that they really hit home even if the story doesn't. So ultimately,.no, this is not a masterpiece, but if you're at all into gore cinema, it's pretty much a must-see.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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