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Interrogating the Witnesses
A teenager is found murdered, and the examining doctor recognizes her son's knife. The film works its way back to reveal how this situation came about; a rare treatment of the taboo subject of youth criminality in Socialist society.
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A teenager is found murdered, and the examining doctor recognizes her son's knife. The film works its way back to reveal how this situation came about; a rare treatment of the taboo subject of youth criminality in Socialist society.
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Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Gunther Scholz, Manfred Richter
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Runtime:76 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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