I Love You, I Kill You (1971): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1971, I Love You, I Kill You is a drama film directed by Uwe Brandner, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. German movie set in the future where there is a village existing only to maintain a game preserve for the ruling class and whose inhabitants are kept happy by popping pills. Written and directed by Uwe Brandner, the movie operates on many levels of love-hate relationships, but it is primarily a political parable about fascism and freedom. A young teacher comes to a remote village , which rich gentlemen have chosen as their hunting ground. The residents are happy and nice to each other. Any dissatisfaction that arises is wiped away with freely available drugs or with the clubs of the village police. A gamekeeper who makes sure that the high lords' hunting parties are not endangered becomes the new teacher in the village's first friend. They fall in love, and the gamekeepers gift of love is a gun, which will eventually break their relationship as a confrontation ensues as the teacher starts poaching with his new gun.

Who’s in it. I Love You, I Kill You stars Rolf Becker as Hunter, Hannes Fuchs as Lehrer, Helmut Brasch as Bürgermeister and Marianne Blomquist, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, I Love You, I Kill You has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch I Love You, I Kill You page.

If you liked it. Fans of I Love You, I Kill You tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.