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Sarajevo

2014-04-23 · 98 min · ★ 6.3

Thriller · History · War · TV Movie

The events in Sarajevo in June 1914 are the backdrop for a thriller directed by Andreas Prochaska and written by Martin Ambrosch, focusing on the examining magistrate Dr. Leo Pfeffer (Florian Teichtmeister) investigating the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Trying to do his job in a time of lawlessness and violence, intrigues and betrayal, Leo struggles to maintain his integrity and save his love, Marija, and her father, prominent Serbian merchant. But the events of Sarajevo have set into motion an inescapable course of events that will escalate to become … the Great War.

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Directors
Andreas Prochaska
Production companies
Beta Film, ORF, ZDF, Česká televize
Countries
Austria, Czech Republic
Status
Released

Top Cast

Heino FerchHeino FerchDr. Herbert Sattler
Melika ForoutanMelika ForoutanMarija Jeftanović
Friedrich von ThunFriedrich von ThunSektionsrat Wiesner
Edin HasanovićEdin HasanovićDanilo Ilic
Juraj KukuraJuraj KukuraStojan Jeftanovic
Erwin SteinhauerOskar Potiorek
Martin LeutgebMartin LeutgebSchimpf
Florian TeichtmeisterFlorian TeichtmeisterLeo Pfeffer

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