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Das Geheimnis im Wald

2008 · 89 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic interrogation drama that keeps you uneasy as small-town pressure and moral compromise close in.

Directed by
Peter Keglevic
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Christoph Waltz, Pierre Besson, Sophie von Kessel
Overview
After many years, Detective Chief Inspector Steffen Gellhagen returns to his home town to solve the case of a missing schoolgirl. The former teacher Kortmann, who has a criminal record for rape resulting in death, very quickly becomes the investigator's target. However, the eloquent Kortmann is uncooperative and cynically dismissive during interrogation. Gellhagen is convinced that the man knows more than he is admitting. As the pressure from the media and the outraged citizens grows, the police officer has to decide how far he wants to go to get Kortmann to talk.

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Directed by
Peter Keglevic
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Christoph Waltz, Pierre Besson, Sophie von Kessel
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • guilt
  • justice
  • media
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Peter Keglevic
Written by
Hanno Hackfort, Michael Helfrich
Starring
Christoph Waltz, Pierre Besson, Sophie von Kessel, Thomas Sarbacher, Wolf Roth, Rolf Kanies, Sarah Alles, Horst-Günter Marx
Runtime
89 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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