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RUNTIME
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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Die Frau aus dem Meer
2008 1h 29m DE
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7.2
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★7.2TMDB · 4
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Synopsis
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A female corpse is washed up on the beach in Husum. Her fingertips were removed, and a piece of paper with a cell phone number was found in her throat, which belongs to the well-known political journalist Karl Kress.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Anja Kling
Nora Jaspers
Walter Kreye
Storm
Ulrich Tukur
Karl Kress
Hanns Zischler
Michael Kolberg
Corinna Kirchhoff
Hildegard Hamm
Bernhard Schütz
Mayer
Julia Jäger
Ellen Schramm
Mark Zak
Gregor Klaus
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Niki Stein
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Niki Stein directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Anja Kling and Walter Kreye and Ulrich Tukur carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt1071797 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 89 min · 1h 29m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Niki Stein
Production companies
Who made it
ZDF
DE
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- corruption
- prostitution
- filz
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-09-29
Also known as
International titles
- Die Frau aus dem MeerDE
