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Karla

IMDb ID: tt0424938 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 5.4 (6,481 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Thriller

Based on real events, Paul Bernardo and his wife, Karla Homolka, kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Karla
Canada: Karla (English)
Canada: Karla (French)
Germany: Karla
Spain: Karla
United Kingdom: Karla
Ireland: Karla (English)
India: Karla (English)
India: Karla (Hindi)
New Zealand: Karla (English)
Singapore: Karla (English)
United States: Karla
South Africa: Karla (English)
Mexico: Karla: asesina en serie
United States: Karla: asesina en serie (Spanish)
Bulgaria: Карла (Bulgarian)
Russia: Карла
Canada: Deadly (English, pre-release title)
Brazil: Karla: Paixão Assassina
Netherlands: Lethal Marriage
France: Perverse Karla
Karla: asesina en serie
Content RatingRRelease Date2006-01-20Runtime99 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews93Critic Reviews14Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsrape
rape victim
domestic violence
female rapist
sexual predator
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesGoldmill Productions
MB Partners
MovieBank
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424938/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0424938.jpgUpdated At2025-06-23T14:35:05

Stars

Laura Prepon
Misha Collins
Patrick Bauchau
Emilie Jacobs
Alex Boyd
Carole Ita White
Fiona Manners
Shawn Hoffman
Adam Lieberman
Cherilyn Hayres

Directors

Joel Bender

Writers

Michael D. Sellers
Manette Rosen
Joel Bender

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Laura Prepon | Character: Karla, wife
Actor: Misha Collins | Character: Paul, husband
Actor: Patrick Bauchau | Character: Dr. Arnold
Actor: Emilie Jacobs | Character: Peggy, Karla's friend
Actor: Alex Boyd | Character: Nick, Paul's friend
Actor: Carole Ita White | Character: Waitress
Actor: Fiona Manners | Character: Rape Victim 1
Actor: Shawn Hoffman | Character: Detective Kirby
Actor: Adam Lieberman | Character: Detective Morgan
Actor: Cherilyn Hayres | Character: Tammy Homolka
Actor: William Duffy | Character: Detective Porter
Actor: Tanya Lemelle | Character: Rape Victim 2
Actor: Tony Shawkat | Character: Border Guard 1
Actor: Kristen Honey | Character: Tina McCarthy
Actor: Cole James | Character: Tina's Friend
Actor: Tess Harper | Character: Molly Czehowicz
Actor: Leonard Kelly-Young | Character: Dan Czehowicz
Actor: Anna Pheil | Character: Patricia
Actor: Zack DiLiberto | Character: Doug
Actor: Nikki McCauley | Character: Jessie
Actor: Sarah Foret | Character: Kaitlyn Ross
Actor: Tony Denison | Character: Detective Burroughs
Actor: Jeff Doucette | Character: Burroughs' Partner
Actor: Bunny Klein Gibson | Character: Kaitlyn's Mother
Actor: Bradford English | Character: Kaitlyn's Father
Actor: Danielle Burgio | Character: Field News Reporter
Actor: Stephen Jared | Character: Constable Nesbitt
Actor: Bradley James | Character: Border Guard 2
Actor: Vincent Jerman-Jerosa | Character: Hospital Police Officer
Actor: Noelle Evans | Character: DNA Lab Specialist
Actor: John Ross Clark | Character: Attorney Warner
Actor: Brandon Routh | Character: Tim
Actor: Philippe Bergeron | Character: Attorney Siegel
Actor: Dave Beaudrie | Character: Police Officer
Actor: Ron Brosh | Character: Cop
Actor: Renée Danielle De Ponte | Character: Lisa
Actor: Eileen Dietz | Character: Helen
Actor: Diana Gitelman | Character: Becky Wilson
Actor: Choppy Guillotte | Character: News Reporter
Actor: Angie Hill | Character: Juror
Actor: Harry Johnson | Character: Crown Prosecutor
Actor: Rana McAnear | Character: School Girl
Actor: James McCabe | Character: Bartender
Actor: Ross Patterson | Character: Steve

[Directors Group]
Name: Joel Bender | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael D. Sellers | Role: Writer
Name: Manette Rosen | Role: Writer
Name: Joel Bender | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Donald A. Barton | Role: Producer
Name: John A. Bennan | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Campbell | Role: Producer
Name: James Caplan | Role: Producer
Name: Marshall Chilton | Role: Producer
Name: Robert L. Frederiks | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Goulding | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Keskemety | Role: Producer
Name: Steve Mandelbaum | Role: Producer
Name: Patrick McIntire | Role: Producer
Name: Stuart Miller | Role: Producer
Name: Henry H. Moriconi | Role: Producer
Name: Marlon Parry | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Ramirez | Role: Producer
Name: John Remark | Role: Producer
Name: Robert Rhodes | Role: Producer
Name: Manette Rosen | Role: Producer
Name: Brent A. Schoenfeld | Role: Producer
Name: Jim Schramm | Role: Producer
Name: Michael D. Sellers | Role: Producer
Name: James Via | Role: Producer
Name: Pamela Vlastas | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tim Jones | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Charles Mills | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Joel Bender | Role: Editor
Name: Michael D. Sellers | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Patricia Rose | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Freddy Naff | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Clark Gillie | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Natalie Brun | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Tom Bronson | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Tanja Hrast | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Renee Loiz | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lesley Poling | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Brandy Dyan Sharp | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michelle Vreeland | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Alexis Walker | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Christopher Landry | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nora McDevitt | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Beth J. Linden | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lynnette M. Myers | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tammy Oller | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Natalie Brun | Role: Art Department
Name: Dominique Cady | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Stotridge | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: 'Mr. Woody' Stubblefield | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lionel Ball | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alexis Brobie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Casciato | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Hoenack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Kucenski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chad Nini | Role: Sound Department
Name: Josh Steinberg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mycel Stokes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alejandro Alvarenga | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Partlow | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Mark Linthicum | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: George B. Colucci Jr. | Role: Stunts
Name: Dennis Madalone | Role: Stunts
Name: Patricia Tallman | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tyler Allison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Anderson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Arena | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Perry J. Auch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew Babin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Edward C. Bartel II | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jean-Philippe Belliard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bruce Birmelin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Black | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeycob Carlson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ezequiel Casares | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Chavez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffrey Chin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bernard Cistrunk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jody Corttes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Curry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mariah Diehl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Erik Emerson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacob Fleming | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Coby Garfield | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Graham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Gulbin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gor Haroutunian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Trevor Houghton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean 'Fingers' Hourihan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Hughes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Christopher Hughes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gregory Jauk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Kirlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicholas Kirsten | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicholas Klein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Lynn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark McIntire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Munguia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Orphan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew E. Pado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Piper | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joel Potter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zach Prichard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jenny Quam | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane Reed | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Silva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Silva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ray Skinner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Clarence Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shawn Stone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sean Sutphin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amanda Treyz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brandon Trost | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vinny Walsh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Wattez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jordan Woods | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: John Asuncion | Role: Casting Department
Name: Amy Kolsky | Role: Casting Department
Name: Anthony Vlastas | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Naora Ben-Dov | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mildred Brignoni | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natalie Brown | Role: Costume Department
Name: Noelle Somers | Role: Costume Department
Name: Stacy Stagnaro | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Brent A. Schoenfeld | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Patrick Sellers | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jeff Upton | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Shay Morgan Brook | Role: Location Management
Name: Jamie R. Thompson | Role: Location Management
Name: Rita Vargas | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Brian Mitchell | Role: Music Department
Name: James Chevious | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Delaplane | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Chris Bunker | Role: Production Department
Name: Philip Dvorak | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Enriquez | Role: Production Department
Name: Jacqueline Epstein | Role: Production Department
Name: Facé | Role: Production Department
Name: Bruce Munn | Role: Production Department
Name: Adrian Vallis | Role: Production Department
Name: Brandon Villano | Role: Production Department
Name: Anthony Vlastas | Role: Production Department
Name: Toren Wagner | Role: Production Department
Name: David Bear | Role: Production Department
Name: Kelsey Miller | Role: Production Department
Name: Chad Nini | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Nancy Brindley Bhagia | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Lori Grabowski | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Judy Rachel | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Hersey Mallory | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Richard Rollison | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bernie Smith | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Frank Aldapa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Donald A. Barton | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Claude Danois | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashley Guonarro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Hayes-Marshall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gregory Hernandez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Irish | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephanie King | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andre Lozoya | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thomas Mitchell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janssen Mohamed | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chad Nini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Federico Salas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lorena Sellers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patrick Sellers | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Solomon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christopher Stotridge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Perry Suppa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim J. Williams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: DeAnne Zarkowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Lamie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lynnette M. Myers | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Tom Bourgois | Role: Thanks
Name: Jesse James | Role: Thanks
Name: John James | Role: Thanks
Name: Bianca Moreno | Role: Thanks
Name: Ray Morfino | Role: Thanks
Name: B. Rosen | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Karla | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3181969689/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3181969689/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563674585611.mp4?Expires=1788423559&Signature=eJ0Fg6wDt0fv805~BV~1gNq6qVr85YWA3WfEXP9~6o1c69hUGiJHnmC42lxfD0~gujeaRoz2edZ834wf9APkofpxny0PMsNdIJCAetvXzXOgjC~o5MG6l4G3MWhFuIqU5pCDilukMXb8keFeNfU839un-xp5Mj-ihj5RwAP3CsEIgpci-71f10J72bjk4-CpqhYHpbZe~HSuDL4e64ws193MfEKKpZDTWlG6P4Nc9rHGDGhB5DqrrFqJfm6M-PBO~PN2qeQxgMpHG2HgR23iK-lz5D9Mdzv8uQN-b6yzbVKu~Gu8QdlCRLSTjJA-4hjyGIYvva16ll1HdcxpXyfVVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: 2006
Canada: January 20, 2006
Czech Republic: March 16, 2006
Netherlands: September 5, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United States: January 11, 2007 (limited)
Canada: April 3, 2007 (DVD premiere)
United States: April 3, 2007 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: July 2, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Brazil: May 18, 2016 (DVD premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

Czech Republic: USD 118442
Slovakia: USD 11974
Period: Aug 24 – 27, 2006 | Rank: 19 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 118442 | Interval gross: USD 1809 | Per theater average: USD 201
Period: Aug 3 – 6, 2006 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 110082 | Interval gross: USD 3041 | Per theater average: USD 380
Period: Jul 27 – 30, 2006 | Rank: 11 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 14 | Gross to date: USD 100004 | Interval gross: USD 7780 | Per theater average: USD 555
Period: Jul 20 – 23, 2006 | Rank: 10 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 87217 | Interval gross: USD 5406 | Per theater average: USD 491
Period: Jul 13 – 16, 2006 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 76805 | Interval gross: USD 10318 | Per theater average: USD 859
Period: Jul 6 – 9, 2006 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 60533 | Interval gross: USD 10268 | Per theater average: USD 855
Period: Jun 29 – Jul 2, 2006 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 43336 | Interval gross: USD 15726 | Per theater average: USD 1310
Period: Jun 22 – 25, 2006 | Rank: 6 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 14024 | Interval gross: USD 13948 | Per theater average: USD 1162