The Praying Mantis

Release Date: 2001-03-08

Overview: Trixi Jancik leads a risky double life. At home, she is an obedient housewife. But when she puts on a disguise and goes to the racetrack to indulge in her secret passion, she catches a glimpse of a better life. Although she blows her grocery money, she has tasted the kind of luxury she can normally only dream about. A minor squabble at home brings the situation to a head and marks a turning point in her life: Trixi fixes her husband a lethal cocktail of pills.

Rating: 6.5 / 10

Cast

Christiane Hörbiger

as Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler

Udo Kier

as Julius Quellenreich

Jan Niklas

as Ulrich Stein

Peter Faerber

as Karli

Ursula Koban

as Isi Köcker