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Todesengel

1999 · 88 min

A grim, quietly furious watch about a parent's helpless rage and a community that looks away.

Directed by
Markus Fischer
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Ulrich Mühe, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Claudia Michelsen
Overview
A 15-year-old girl goes into the woods with some friends at night. She is raped by three men. Those who witnessed the crime did nothing and are not keen to testify. The girls father wants justice or revenge.

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Directed by
Markus Fischer
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Ulrich Mühe, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Claudia Michelsen
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How it feels

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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
    • revenge
    • justice
    • grief
    • betrayal
    • trauma
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Markus Fischer
    Written by
    Regine Kühn
    Starring
    Ulrich Mühe, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Claudia Michelsen, Friedhelm Ptok, Alexander Held, Heinz-Dieter Knaup, Annekathrin Bürger, Klaus Schindler
    Cinematography
    Philippe Cordey
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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