TV series

Tod eines Schülers

1981 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning examination of a tragedy, told from multiple perspectives, leaving a lingering sense of unease and sorrow.

Overview: "Tod eines Schülers" is a German television series directed by Claus Peter Witt, based on a script by Robert Stromberger. The six part TV mini series is about the fictional suicide by train of student Claus Wagner. Each episode begins with Wagner's death, looking into the subject from different points of view.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, grief, guilt, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
guilt
family
identity
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild