A gay man's return to his family in East Germany begins a series of tragic events.
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Cast
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Bruno Ganz
Hans Plache
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Ulrich Mühe
Christian Plache
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Monika Lennartz
Lisa Plache
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Claudia Messner
Sophie Plache
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Florian Martens
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Toni Seiffert
Helmut Straßburger
Bernhard Reich
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Katja Kuhl
Susanne Reich
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Jochen Kretschmer
Herbert Lasker
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Günter Kurze
Karl Schiemann
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Bernd Böhlich Director
First release May 3, 1997 · Produced in Germany · Original title Tödliches Schweigen
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Germany
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Original title
Tödliches Schweigen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 3, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
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