Controversial home invasion horror film Angst will make its 4K Ultra HD debut on October 21 from Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment.
If you can stomach a rendezvous with death, watch the exclusive trailer below. The newly restored footage has been utilized to faithfully recreate a vintage preview.
Loosely based on real-life mass murderer Werner Kniesek, the 1983 Austrian movie has been restored in 4K, approved by director Gerald Kargl, with Dolby Vision HDR.
Special features:
- Audio Commentary with director Gerald Kargl (new)
- Audio Commentary with critics Kat Ellinger and Martyn Conterio (new)
- Post-Screening Q&A with director Gerald Kargl and actor Erwin Leder (new)
- Fear, 40 Years Later: Interview with actor Erwin Leder (new)
- Through The Eyes of a Killer: Interview with cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczynski (new)
- Walls That Saw Everything: Angst Location Featurette (new)
- Killer POV: Lindsay Hallam on The Cinematography of Angst (new)
- Angst Through the Ages: Nate Roscoe on The Chokehold of the Serial Killer on 20th Century Cinema (new)
- Trailer
Priced at $60, Umbrella’s exclusive, limited Collector’s Edition also includes:
- 48 page book with behind-the-scenes material, archival interviews, and new essays by Jack Sargeant, David Michael Brown, and Marcus Stiglegger
- 8 art cards
- A3 reversible poster
- Slipcase designed by RYVE Creative
- Rigid outer case designed by RYVE Creative
Erwin Leder (Underworld) stars as K, recently released from prison for murder. He quickly begins to feel the need to kill again, launching a sadistic spiral into chaos as K embarks on a murderous spree in rural Austria.
Meagan Navarro wrote in a retrospective article, “In 1983, Angst was way ahead of its time, and even today there’s still no other home invasion horror quite like it.”