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Der VIII. Grad
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Der VIII. Grad

2004-07-14 · 86 min · ★ 4.3

Crime · Thriller

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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Directors
Robert Block
Production companies
Dablo Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Matthias BullachRichard Backenbrecht
Robert KowalewskiMark Pazura
Martin ScholzPatrick Gerber
Ines WittKommissarin Anna Fürbas
Vivian AmelungJulia
Matthias PantelMan
Katharina ApeltFemale Victim
Janin De LuxFemale Victim
Marja VukovicFemale Victim
Charmeen VoisFemale Victim
Bojana DravicFemale Victim
Till KraemerTill KraemerCop
Marcin LaskowskiDancer

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