Die Toten am Meer

2020 1h 29m DE

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Young detective Ria Larsen is faced with the question of how serial killer Wernicke, who is imprisoned in a psychiatric ward, instructs brutal murders on the Husum coast. The bodies in the dunes point to a copy killer. During the investigation, Ria suddenly finds herself in a race against time and in a dangerous mind game with a ritual killer who has already destroyed the life of her predecessor.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karoline Schuch
Ria Larsen
Charlotte Schwab
Elisabeth Haller
Christoph Letkowski
Michael Brandt
Ronald Kukulies
Mattern
Max Herbrechter
Bergmann
André Szymanski
Jan Grabow
Martin Wuttke
Wernicke
Wolfgang Häntsch
Peter Steinek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johannes Grieser
Writers: Heike Vossler
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Die Toten am Meer - Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Johannes Grieser, shot by Wolf Siegelmann. 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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Editor Philipp Schmitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Karoline Schuch and Charlotte Schwab and Christoph Letkowski carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10355542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Johannes Grieser directs. Wolf Siegelmann behind the camera. Philipp Schmitt cuts. 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 6 years ago.
3Part of the "Die Toten am Meer - Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Johannes Grieser, shot by Wolf Siegelmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Philipp Schmitt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Karoline Schuch and Charlotte Schwab and Christoph Letkowski carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt10355542 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.