u/SorrowfulSpirit02

So, a while ago I wasted around 2 hours and a half watching this godlessly pretentious “art horror film” that is Melancholie der Engel.

As much as I would strongly urge everyone to not watch that shit (I ain’t watching it ever again), there is something telling about this movie that is equally interesting.

In the documentary titled Revisiting Melancholie def Engel (2017), Marian Dora revealed that this movie is based on a criminal case in 1970s West Germany. As reported, a group of people spent several days in a rural farmhouse… and only around two to three survivors came out of it afterward (three or four others went missing inside).

What transpired in the farmhouse is currently unknown as the few survivors wouldn’t even talk to the police about it. Even more disturbing is the fact that when police investigated the farmhouse, they managed to dig up bodies and skeletons, one of which belonged to a child.

Marian Dora also spoke of his fascination with Andreas Baader (leader of the far-left, nihilistic Red Army Faction). If we take what Marian said for truth, I believe what happened is that a group of people, influenced by Andreas’ philosophy, went to the farmhouse to see just how far they’ll push at how meaningless life is.

I couldn’t find any information for how old the remain of that child is, but having seen the movie, I shuddered at the possibility that someone got pregnant in those debauchery-filled time and later murdered said child.

What do y’all think actually happened?