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In an art studio in Hamburg, a young woman's body is found hanging up. A man from a homicide squad has developed new electronic equipment that allows him to analyze exactly who the perpetrator was. He moves into the studio for a few days to better research and investigate. Completely isolated and together with a corpse, he becomes addicted to drugs and seems to gradually go insane. And because things have to get even harder, he has to deal with the loss of his girlfriend, to whom he was a stranger shortly before. The end leads to morbid self-knowledge.
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In an art studio in Hamburg, a young woman's body is found hanging up. A man from a homicide squad has developed new electronic equipment that allows him to analyze exactly who the perpetrator was. He moves into the studio for a few days to better research and investigate. Completely isolated and together with a corpse, he becomes addicted to drugs and seems to gradually go insane. And because things have to get even harder, he has to deal with the loss of his girlfriend, to whom he was a stranger shortly before. The end leads to morbid self-knowledge.
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Genre:Crime, Thriller
Written By:Robert Block
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Dablo Film
Cast
Robert Block
Director
Matthias Bullach
Richard Backenbrecht
Robert Kowalewski
Mark Pazura
Martin Scholz
Patrick Gerber
Ines Witt
Kommissarin Anna Fürbas
Vivian Amelung
Julia
Matthias Pantel
Man
Katharina Apelt
Female Victim
Janin De Lux
Female Victim
Marja Vukovic
Female Victim
Charmeen Vois
Female Victim
Bojana Dravic
Female Victim
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