Die Informantin

2016 1h 30m DE

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Synopsis

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The young law student Aylin knows exactly what she wants: Become a lawyer. To finance her studies, she works as an escort girl. Because she had to defend herself against a pushy businessman, now threatened five years in prison. From the police comes an offer that she embarks on in her distress: As a decoy Aylin can avert her punishment and even continue to study law. Drug investigator Jan and his boss Hannah use them on the smuggler Musab to arrest him in the act. How dangerous the clever Clan chief can be, but they both do not say.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aylin Tezel
Aylin
Ken Duken
Jan
Timur Isik
Musab
Suzanne von Borsody
Hannah
Pegah Ferydoni
Elif
Godehard Giese
Hofmann
Kida Khodr Ramadan
Zahit
Adrian Saidi
Furkan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philipp Leinemann
Writers: Christof Reiling, Ulrike Stegmann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Die Informantin Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Philipp Leinemann, shot by Christian Stangassinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Max Fey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aylin Tezel and Ken Duken and Timur Isik carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5566372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philipp Leinemann directs. Christian Stangassinger behind the camera. Max Fey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Die Informantin Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Philipp Leinemann, shot by Christian Stangassinger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Max Fey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aylin Tezel and Ken Duken and Timur Isik carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5566372 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.