Garden of Love (film)

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Garden of Love
Directed by Olaf Ittenbach
Written by
Produced by Yazid Benfeghoul
Starring
Cinematography Holger Fleig
Edited by Eckart Zerzawy
Music by A. G. Striedl
Distributed by
Release date
  • March 2003 (2003-03)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageEnglish

Garden of Love, also known as The Haunting of Rebecca Verlaine, is a 2003 German horror film written and directed by Olaf Ittenbach. The film's plot follows a murderous spirit who haunts the woman who was his daughter in life.

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