Hello Herman

Hello Herman

No One Just Becomes a Murderer

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Release Date

6/7/2013

Runtime

88 mins

Genres

Overview

Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen-years-old Herman Howards makes a fateful decision. He enters his suburban school and kills thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer. Just before his arrest, he emails his idol, famous journalist Lax Morales, sending him clips of the shootings captured with Herman's own digital camera. In the clips Herman tells Lax, "I want to tell my story on your show". Lax, haunted by his own past, is now face to face with Herman.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

-

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A troubling psychological encounter between a mass shooter and the journalist he idolizes, exploring the uncomfortable relationship between violence, media spectacle, and the search for meaning behind tragedy. The film sits in the moral grey space between condemning and understanding.

Mood

BleakDread-soakedContemplativeUnsettling

Themes

IdentityGriefRedemption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Two-hander

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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