This film is about the difference between law and justice. A national socialist is accused of having stirred up some people against foreigners. A judge has to decide whether he has done so or if his statement comes under the constitutional given freedom of speech. This is compared with a trial in the third Reich. A young woman is being accused of having a relationship with a jew. The film confronts two views of law: the judgement is only based on the current law or the judgement may be influenced by socio-political events and sense of justice.
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Cast
23 people
Robert Giggenbach
Kolb
Known for
The Third Wave
Peter Simonischek
Kemp
Known for
Toni Erdmann
Emerald Green
Norbert Kückelmann
Inge Richter
Michael Degen
Leo Sontheimer
Known for
Hannah Arendt
Joachim von Mengershausen
Also in
Rio das Mortes
Adele Spitzeder
Franziska Walser
Staatsanwältin Dr. Krüger
Also in
Attempted Murder
Fashion Victims
Martin Wiebel
Also in
Männerpension
Winter Child
Gerd Anthoff
Dr. Färber
Also in
Der Bulle von Tölz
Under Suspicion
Elert Bode
Dr. Römer
Also in
Eurogang
Eichbergers besondere Fälle
Thanh Linh Nguyen
Frau Thanh
Horst Sachtleben
Dr. Laue
Known for
Buddy
Beyond Silence
Norbert Kückelmann Director
First release August 22, 1997 · Produced in Germany · Production Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Arte
Production
WDR
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Production
Arte
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
France · August 22, 1997
Germany · June 24, 1998
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