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Die Berufung

A sober, quietly furious procedural that builds slow pressure as one stubborn man grinds against an indifferent system and pays for it.

Directed by: Andreas Prochaska
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Florian David Fitz

Overview: The story of Judge Jan-Robert von Renesse, who in the early 2000s fights against his own judicial system for the rights of Holocaust survivors and almost destroys his own life in the process.

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Directed by: Andreas Prochaska
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Florian David Fitz

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
obsession
guilt
power
isolation
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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