Das Geständnis

Sep 15, 2015

1h 58m

★ 0.0

Overview

In 1988, the East Berlin homicide squad again and again encounters crimes that - according to the opinion of party leadership and state security - do not exist in socialism.

Genres

Crime

Drama

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Cast

Micha

Bernd Michael Lade

Günther

Martin Neuhaus

Gerd

Thomas René Schuch

Dieter

Thomas Stecher

Heinz

Jörg Simmat

Dagmar Fischer

Johanna Falckner

Klaus

Ralf Lindermann

KGB

Maria Simon

Karin Behnke

Kristin Suckow

Frau Brandt

Anika Mauer

Parteisekretär

Torsten Spohn

Lothar

Steffen Steglich

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