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Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 crime-drama-thriller directed by Christian Alvart

Christian Alvart

Christian Alvart is a German filmmaker and screenwriter.Prior to working in the film business Christian Alvart worked in various positions, most recently as a senior editor at Filmmagzin X-TRO. In 1999 he made his debut as a film director with the thriller Curiosity & the Cat, for which he also...

 and stars Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus

Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Murphy MacManus in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints as well as its 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and for the character of Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead...

, Wotan Wilke Möhring

Wotan Wilke Möhring

-Life and work:He grew up in Herne. His father was an Army officer and his mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister and two brothers. One of them, Sönke Möhring is also an actor....

 and André Hennicke

André Hennicke

André Hennicke is a German actor.Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for his work in Toter Mann in 2002...

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Plot

In Berlin, the pederast serial killer Gabriel Engel, who later admitted to brutally killing 13 boys and painted impressive religious works of art with their blood, is accidentally taken during an overnight operation. Commissioner Seiler is charged with the interrogation of the murderer.

In the small village of Herzbach, memories of the unsolved murder of the 12-year-old Lucy are still alive and the crime is attributed to Engel. Michael Martens, a police officer from Herzbach, decides to travel to Berlin to talk with Engel. During the case, he neglected his wife and children.

In Berlin, it is assumed that there are parallels between the murders. The Berlin police are no longer able to get information from Engel. Martens tries his luck, and manages to persuade Engel to talk. However, Engel is playing a game with Martens during which reality and fiction blend more and more. Martens is soon convinced that the murderer of the girl is still at large.

Martens, a devout Catholic, slowly begins to explore his dark side and begins a brief affair with a woman from the city.

After Engel has ingested poison which he acquired through bribery, he has 48 hours to live. Finally, Engel tells Martens the story of the murder of Lucy, which he claims to have not committed, but only observed. He tries to throw suspicion on Martens' difficult 13-year-old son.

The desperate Martens then decides to kill his son, but in the meantime, Commissioner Seiler finds out that Engel has committed suicide and that Martens has been fooled.

Cast

• Norman Reedus
  Norman Reedus
  Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal as Murphy MacManus in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints as well as its 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day and for the character of Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead...
  
   as Polizist Schmitz
• Christian von Aster as Polizist Wagner
• André Hennicke
  André Hennicke
  André Hennicke is a German actor.Hennicke was born in Johanngeorgenstadt in Saxony. He was awarded a German television award for his work in Toter Mann in 2002...
  
   as Gabriel Engel
• Waltraud Witte as Frau Hering
• Konstantin Graudus as Wosniak
• Heinz Hoenig as Seiler
• Wotan Wilke Möhring
  Wotan Wilke Möhring
  -Life and work:He grew up in Herne. His father was an Army officer and his mother worked as a teacher. He has a sister and two brothers. One of them, Sönke Möhring is also an actor....
  
   as Michael Martens
• Ulrike Krumbiegel as Rosa Martens
• Hauke Diekamp as Christan Martens
• Jürgen Schornagel as Sucharzewski
• Gudrun Ritter as Frau Sucharzewski
• Laura Alberta Szalski as Sarah Martens
• Klaus Zmorek as Bosowski
• Domenico D'Ambrosio as Technician
• Holger Franke as Karl Prebisch
• Jockel Tschiersch as Gabhart
• Hans Diehl as Priest
• Bruno Grass as Frank Flieder
• Natascha Paulick as Maria Flieder
• Frank Kusche as Wärter Schmidtzen
• Elisa Schrey as Anna (Crying Girl)
• Edie Samland as Esther Gabhart
• Stefanie Fuchs as Moni
• Isabel Bongard as Lucia Flieder
• Marie Lindner as Tamara Gabhart
• Dietmar Horst Hedram as Junkie
• Laila Mohmand as Prostituierte
• Martin Umbach as Psychiater
• Holger Reibiger as Wärter
• Nina Proll as Lucy
• Nadeshda Brennicke as Nachtclub Singer
• Coco Brown as Michelle
• Lydia Kavungu as Joy
• Rainer Laupichler as Kneiff
• Milton Welsh as Fricke
• Leonardo Nigro as Schnorres
• Maria Schuster as Meiser
• Thomas Klees as Verlagsmanager