This movie is basically the same thing over and over. A man and a woman celebrate Christmas, The man's boss walks in and says he's been stealing money. The man kills his boss only to find his boss is not dead and the boss kills him. Then the woman dies of a heart attack so they both could claim the insurance. Only to find out the woman is not dead and worked for the boss.That was basically the first few minutes but it really is the same thing. One kills the other, finds out they've been faking the death, kills another, faked their death as well. It can be amusing to watch at times because you know what's coming next, nobody dies. However it does get very tiresome. If you are unhappy with 12 or 13 twists in 12 minutes then this one will not be for you. I will watch other Belgian movies - hopefully the ones I choose to watch will be better than this.

Although this short film has a very high score and favorable reviews, it just didn't do much to capture my interest. For me, there were just too many twists and turns and after a while the whole thing became a bit tedious--though the film is good from a technical point of view.The film is made in black and white and deliberately tries to copy the look of a 50s Film Noir style movie. What I particularly liked was the husband--his mannerisms and way of speaking (though in German) fit the film's style very well. The man and his wife are planning on a Christmas Eve celebration when the husband's boss comes in to announce that he knows the man has embezzled company funds. However, the husband pulls out a gun and shoots the man. Then, in a twist, the man comes back to life--apparently the whole thing was staged. Not a bad idea, but when this happens again and again (with the boss, the wife and the husband) all appearing to be killed again and again and in each case you learn that it's all a trick, the whole thing becomes very tiresome. There are too many twists, too many faked deaths and too much to keep my interest. One or two twists in a short film are fine--not perhaps as many as 10.Stylish and well made, this is a film that seemed to have no idea when to quit.

This film is the most subertfuge laden film I have ever seen. It is so complicated to work out as to who is actually in the know and who is bluffing. Not everyone can know everything. This film is expertly shot and the twists and turns the plot takes are though out well. The film is shot in black and white and this adds to the imagery of the film. Tantislising and so succintly done.

This film was shown before a sneak preview last Friday in Munich. First, the audience frowned, due to the film being b&w, neither in german nor english, and being subtitled. Just a little later, 300 guests were bursting into laughter at every new turn the story took. This film definitely has more power than "Wild Things". And I really like the combination of the Bogart-gentleman-ish style with the slight atypically panic aspect that shines through in a very subtle way. Well done, really!