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Im Schatten der Angst - Der Skorpion

2025 · 90 min

A taut, sombre procedural that keeps you second-guessing a woman's judgment while dread quietly accumulates.

Directed by
Umut Dağ
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Tv movie
Starring
Julia Koschitz, Susi Stach, Jörg Schüttauf
Overview
Is a murderer always a murderer? Karla Eckhardt supports easing measures for convicted murderer Anton Lisky. But as soon as she is released, Lisky's work colleague is killed. Was Karla wrong?

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Directed by
Umut Dağ
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Tv movie
Starring
Julia Koschitz, Susi Stach, Jörg Schüttauf
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • justice
  • deception
  • morality
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime, tv movie
Directed by
Umut Dağ
Written by
Marie-Therese Thill, Nils-Morten Osburg
Starring
Julia Koschitz, Susi Stach, Jörg Schüttauf, Stefan Gorski, Margarethe Tiesel, Sylvia Rohrer, Demet Gül, Oliver Rosskopf
Cinematography
Simone Hart
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany, Austria
Languages
German

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