

Southern Cross
2015-03-19 · 90 min · ★ 5.3
After suffering a severe head injury on the job, criminal investigator Tommy Wehrschitz is being suspended – for his own good. In order to deal with the changes in his life he decides to go to southern Burgenland, to sell property he inherited from his estranged father. Barely arrived, Tommy is invited to see the circus, which is currently in the village, but the colorful spectacle is cut short when a flying knife misses its target and kills an audience member instead.
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- Directors
- Barbara Eder
- Production companies
- Lotus-Film, ORF
- Countries
- Austria
- Status
- Released
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Andreas LustTommy
Franziska WeiszEva
Lukas ResetaritsMayor
Harry LamplPatrick
Michael FuithHost
Oliver RosskopfGerhard
Alexander JagschForensic pathologist
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