Torn

Sep 24, 2017

1h 30m

★ 5.0

Overview

When a convicted felon fails to return from his prison leave and a young woman is found murdered, forensic psychiatrist Roman Mettler finds himself fighting for his existence. It was him who had composed the report permitting the leave.

Genres

Crime

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Plan B Film GmbH

SRF

Torn Trailers

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Cast

Roman

Martin Rapold

Linda

Isabelle Barth

Florian

Hans-Caspar Gattiker

Bea

Lale Yavaş

Seraina

Luna Wedler

Santos

Martin Hug

Leisi

Stefano Wenk

Michelle Roth

Steffi Friis

Psychologin

Regula Imboden

David Ammann

Jonas Rüegg

Bintou

Carine Kapinga Grab

Jan Tanner

Thomas Douglas

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