Infamous German shocker “Nekromantik” is heading to the UK, with a fully uncut Special Edition release from Arrow in November

Who would have ever thought that, of all films, Nekromantik would be getting the Special Edition treatment.

Originally arriving just as the UK’s ‘video nasties’ hysteria of the early 80s was kicking off, it goes without saying that until now it has never been officially distributed in the UK. While it’s been available in many countries for many years, it’s still banned outright in others.

Now, Arrow have taken the surprise step of submitting the movie to the BBFC – with VERY few exceptions, to be released in the UK a movie must have a BBFC rating – and, perhaps even more surprisingly, the BBFC have granted the movie an 18 rating with no cuts!

As a result, from November 24th, you’ll be able to endure enjoy the movie in the comfort of your own home, in this feature-packed Special Edition.

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Extra Features:

• Limited Edition featuring exclusive new artwork by Gilles Vranckx
• New High Definition Digital Transfer approved by writer-director Jörg Buttgereit
• High Definition Bluray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
• Original Stereo audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
• Optional English subtitles
• Audio Commentary with Buttgereit and co-writer Franz Rodenkirchen
• The Making of Nekromantik – featurette comprising behind the scenes footage shot in Super 8, transferred in HD
• Buttgereit 10th Anniversary Interview
• Hot Love (40 mins) – a 1985 short film by Buttgereit featuring Daktari Lorenz
• Complete collection of Jörg Buttgereit film trailers (Nekromantik, Der Todesking, Nekromantik 2, Schramm)
• Extensive collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Graham Rae, David Kerekes, author of Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jörg Buttgereit, and much more, all illustrated with original archive stills and posters
• Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD