Skillful suspense and gory fun are combined in this diverting German horror picture, clearly patterned after some recent American films yet possessing its own spooky style. A top medical student (Franka Potente of Run Lola Run) is accepted into an exclusive and prestigious anatomy class, where she uncovers a secret society that performs "autopsies" on living subjects. Quite a departure for the director of The Inheritors. A big hit in Germany, this earned a limited theatrical run in the U.S., where it was dubbed by the distributor and no mention was made of its German origins. This is the original, German language version with English subtitles.

Stefan Ruzowitzky---Germany---2000---100 mins.