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Im Zweifel

2016 · 87 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama that keeps you uneasy as a woman's certainties quietly unravel.

Directed by
Aelrun Goette
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Claudia Michelsen, Henning Baum, Thomas Thieme
Overview
For Pastor Judith Ehrmann, her job as an emergency counselor is more than just part of her job: giving people assistance is a vocation for them. But when a classmate of her son dies in a car accident, that's unusual. Judith begins to doubt: herself, her job - but also her family. For all at once everything seems to indicate that her own husband and son were involved in the accident and now want to cover this up. The emotionally intense drama of award-winning director Aelrun Goette raises fundamental themes without giving easy answers.

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Directed by
Aelrun Goette
Genres
Tv movie, Drama
Starring
Claudia Michelsen, Henning Baum, Thomas Thieme
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • guilt
    • deception
    • faith
    • morality
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    tv movie, drama
    Directed by
    Aelrun Goette
    Starring
    Claudia Michelsen, Henning Baum, Thomas Thieme, Wilfried Hochholdinger, Thomas Loibl, Hendrik Arnst, Matthias Bundschuh, Jordan Dwyer
    Cinematography
    Leah Striker
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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