Hello Herman

Hello Herman

No One Just Becomes a Murderer

Directed by Michelle Danner

Produced by Roughsky Productions, All in Films

201288 min5.8 / 10

A dark, cerebral examination of mass violence and its aftermath, centered on an uncomfortable dialogue between a school shooter and the journalist he idolizes.

Set in the not so distant future, in Any Town USA, sixteen-years-old Herman Howards makes a fateful decision. He enters his suburban school and kills thirty nine students, two teachers, and a police officer. Just before his arrest, he emails his idol, famous journalist Lax Morales, sending him clips of the shootings captured with Herman's own digital camera. In the clips Herman tells Lax, "I want to tell my story on your show". Lax, haunted by his own past, is now face to face with Herman.

Questions people ask

  • Is Hello Herman violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Hello Herman easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Hello Herman sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Hello Herman end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Hello Herman scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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