The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 8, 2001
• Runtime
• 93 min
• Genres
• Thriller, Comedy
• Director
• Paul Harather

The Praying Mantis — Cast

Christiane Hörbiger Beatrix 'Trixi' Jancik / Schernthaler Udo Kier Julius Quellenreich Jan Niklas Ulrich Stein Peter Faerber Karli

U

Ursula Koban Isi Köcker Simon Schwarz Heli Jancik Klaus Ofczarek Siggi Gerhard Ernst Wolfgang Schernthaler