The Tube

2005 1h 35m DE

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 5

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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This is the opportunity of a lifetime: Sabine Fink, a young, ambitious public prosecutor, is entrusted by Chief Public Prosecutor Grabowski with the spectacular case of a tunnel disaster. A catastrophe that cost the lives of entire families. The question of guilt is as good as clear: the truck driver Roman Sikorski drove into a queue of cars while overtired and at far too high a speed. But Fink notices irregularities the first time he looks through the files.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aglaia Szyszkowitz
Sabine Fink, Staatsanwältin
August Zirner
Manfred Grabowski, Oberstaatsanwalt
Ettore Bassi
Martin Lehmann, Finks Kollege
Michael Reale
Anwalt Emil Brunner, Anwalt
Dominic Raacke
Rimon Roth, Einsatzleiter
Gedeon Burkhard
Andrea Sala, Motorradfahrer
Rosalinda Celentano
Patricia Scardi, italienische Feuerwehrfrau
Angelo Infanti
Luca Scardi, Vater

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Writers: Holger Karsten Schmidt
Languages: German, Italian
Countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard, shot by Gunnar Fuss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aldo De Scalzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Aglaia Szyszkowitz and August Zirner and Ettore Bassi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0420255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dominique Othenin-Girard directs. Gunnar Fuss behind the camera. Aldo De Scalzi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia. Dialogue in German, Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 21 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.
3International production across 4 countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovakia.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Dominique Othenin-Girard, shot by Gunnar Fuss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Aldo De Scalzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Aglaia Szyszkowitz and August Zirner and Ettore Bassi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0420255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.