Staudamm

This is a heavy, slow descent into the grim reality of a community fractured by violence.

Directed by

Thomas Sieben

Genres

Drama

Starring

Friedrich Mücke, Liv Lisa Fries, Dominic Raacke

Overview

A young man called Roman is working for an attorney. Roman has to travel to a small village in Bavaria, in order to get some files from a local police station. These files keep records about a high school massacre committed by a student a year ago. Due to bureaucratic reasons, Roman has to stay in the village for a few days. By accident he meets a young girl called Laura, who has survived the massacre. By becoming more acquainted to Laura, Roman also becomes more interested in the tragic event. Later on he realizes that Laura is hiding a secret. She has been more involved in the incident.

How it feels

Dark, tense and bleak. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Violence, crime, trauma, justice

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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