Das gläserne Haus

Mar 16, 1994

1h 25m

★ 2.0

Overview

A dream becomes a nightmare: Shortly after the Iranian doctor Murath Tehrani and his German wife Claudia moved into a chic villa on the outskirts of Leipzig, threatening couple flutter into the house and Claudia is harassed by anonymous callers with xenophobic slogans. First, the woman tries to hide the threat from her husband. But not even the police can help her. Suddenly, every stranger approaching the house appears as a threat. Psychological pressure is also increasing the pressure on the harmonious marriage of the young couple. But Murath and Claudia are unwilling to be driven out of their homes by aggressive racists.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

Production Companies

Chronomedia

MDR

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Cast

Claudia Tehrani

Katja Riemann

Dr. Murath Tehrani

Hansa Czypionka

Mr. Stock

Vadim Glowna

Susanne

Ute Willing

Herbert

Peter Sattmann

Inspector Winterfeld

Gunter Schoß

Private Detective

Florian Martens

Gerd

Heiko Senst

Beate Bartel

Petra Hinze

Dr. Löbel (uncredited)

Jürgen Reuter

Dr. Hilbich (uncredited)

Rainer Lott

Baker's Wife (uncredited)

Christa Oenicke

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