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Die Professorin – Tatort Ölfeld

2018 · 88 min

A quiet, talky television mystery that unfolds through family secrets and guarded conversations rather than action.

Directed by
Peter Payer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Christiane Hörbiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya
Overview
A murder case is drawing more attention to the family history of historian Adelgunde. In cooperation with a young Russian girl, who knows surprisingly much about her father, Adelgunde finds out about strictly guarded family secrets.

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Directed by
Peter Payer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Christiane Hörbiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya
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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
    • mystery
    • deception
    • memory
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Peter Payer
    Written by
    David G. L. Weiss, Peter Payer
    Starring
    Christiane Hörbiger, Mavie Hörbiger, Cornelius Obonya, Otto Schenk, Manuel Witting, Barbara Petritsch, Wolfgang Rauh, Maria Urban
    Cinematography
    Andreas Berger
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German

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