Effigy: Poison and the City
2020, German. Directed by Udo Flohr.
1828 in the German port city of Bremen: A female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of a series of poisonings.
1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers. -- Based on a true story.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
- PG-13
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- Udo FlohrDirector
- Suzan AnbehGesche Gottfried
- Elisa ThiemannCato Böhmer
- Christoph GottschalchSenator Droste
- Roland JankowskyKapitän Ehlers
- Uwe BohmKommissar Tonjes
- Marc OttikerDr. Hoffschläger
- Marita MarschallMagd Dorothée
- Lea WolframVerkäuferin Lankenau
- Eugen-Daniel KrößnerDr. Luce
- Tom KeidelKanzlist Müller
- Christian IntorpMüllermeister Steitz
Details
- Released
- 9 October 2020
- Original title
- Effigie - Das Gift und die Stadt
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Written by
- Peer Meter
- Budget
- $485K
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What Effigy: Poison and the City is based on
Effigy: Poison and the City is based on a true story.
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Effigy: Poison and the City runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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What movies are like Effigy: Poison and the City?
If you liked Effigy: Poison and the City, try The Countess, Agatha and the Midnight Murders, Despair.
Who directed Effigy: Poison and the City?
Effigy: Poison and the City (2020) was directed by Udo Flohr and stars Suzan Anbeh, Elisa Thiemann, Christoph Gottschalch.
What is Effigy: Poison and the City based on?
Effigy: Poison and the City is based on a true story.