Scorched Earth

Jul 18, 2024

1h 41m

★ 6.8

Overview

Professional criminal Trojan returns to Berlin in search of a new job after a failed coup. He cannot refuse the lucrative offer of a painting theft. But the meticulously planned action soon gets out of hand and it's all about survival.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Schramm Film

WDR/Arte

Scorched Earth Trailers

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Cast

Trojan

Mišel Matičević

Diana

Marie Leuenberger

Victor

Alexander Fehling

Luca

Tim Seyfi

Chris

Bilge Bingul

Rebecca

Marie-Lou Sellem

Claire

Katrin Röver

Nadja

Anja Schneider

Can

Tamer Yiğit

Bob

Leonard Proxauf

Jeweller

Holger Doellmann

Conservatrix

Hannah Schutsch

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