Effigy: Poison and the City
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 85 min · ★ 7.0 · 85% critics
1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers. -- Based on a true story.
Also known as Effigy – Poison and the City
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Details
- Original title
- Effigie - Das Gift und die Stadt
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2020-10-09
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- germany
- based on true story
- serial killer
- true crime
- 19th century
- gesche gottfried
Cast & crew
Suzan Anbeh
as Gesche Gottfried
Elisa Thiemann
as Cato Böhmer
Christoph Gottschalch
as Senator Droste
Roland Jankowsky
as Kapitän Ehlers
Uwe Bohm
as Kommissar Tonjes
- MO
Marc Ottiker
as Dr. Hoffschläger
Marita Marschall
as Magd Dorothée
- LW
Lea Wolfram
as Verkäuferin Lankenau
- EK
Eugen-Daniel Krößner
as Dr. Luce
- TK
Tom Keidel
as Kanzlist Müller
Directed by Udo Flohr