Blame Game

"Trust no one."

2019 1h 45m DE

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 46

DramaThriller

Synopsis

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Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.

“Trust no one.”

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Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld
Martin Behrens
Alexander Fehling
Patrick Lemke
Claudia Michelsen
Dr. Aline Schilling
Antje Traue
Aurice Köhler
Axel Prahl
Dr. Joachim Rauhweiler
August Zirner
Dr. Grünhagen
Katharina Lorenz
Lucia Wendtland
Thomas Loibl
Gruber

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Philipp Leinemann
Writers: Philipp Leinemann
Languages: Arabic, German, English
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, German, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sebastian Fillenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 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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5 / 8

CAST

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Ronald Zehrfeld and Alexander Fehling and Claudia Michelsen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Trust no one.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6836462 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Philipp Leinemann directs. Sebastian Fillenberg scores. Max Fey cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Arabic, German, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, German, English.
3Original score by Sebastian Fillenberg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Max Fey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ronald Zehrfeld and Alexander Fehling and Claudia Michelsen carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Trust no one.".
7IMDB entry: tt6836462 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.