The wealthy Hamburg gallery owner Elaine Troost dies mysteriously on a stormy fall night and her body is subsequently found in the bathtub by her daughter Gabrielle. The autopsy of the body reveals that her death was caused by violence. A witness testifies shortly afterwards that she saw the art forger Jan Vleuten outside the gallery owner's house on the night of the murder. He is nicknamed "the blonde monkey" because of his strange fondness for primates and his light blonde hair...
Thomas Jauch
Director
Götz Otto
Kommissar Philipp Graf
Michael Mendl
Hauptkommissar Hannes Bellmann
Peter Franke
Bunz
Karoline Eichhorn
Gabrielle Troost
Jürgen Prochnow
Jan Vleuten
Burghart Klaußner
Bergen
Michael Benthin
Polizist
Benjamin Sadler
Andreas Prolsch
Michaela Rosen
Elaine Troost
Dieter Mann
Prolsch
Rolf Nagel
Herr Brebeck
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
The film's Incluvie rating is off the charts. It features Black, Muslim, queer, trans humans whose moms hold them up, fight for them, and love them for who they are...making anything possible.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
A code adopted by gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals in general to subtly disclose your identity to another, “friend of Dorothy” is widely considered to originate with Judy Garland.
Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results. She takes charge of her own destiny.