Distanz (2009)

Young introvert Daniel Bauer works as a gardener in the botanical gardens, where he gets to know Jana, one of his colleagues. Jana, however, starts to suspect that there's something not quite right about Daniel... Unafraid to expose the shocking brutality of murder, writer/director Thomas Sieben cleverly weaves together a chilling study of a serial killer and a story of damaged love. This disturbing and oppressive portrait of a mass murderer is ostensibly as cold and restrained as its hero. Through him, the film speaks of anonymity, violence, and the lack of a sense of fulfillment in today's world.