Highly Explosive
5.4
In the center of Hamburg, the discovery of an unexploded bomb from the Second World War not only leads to a far-reaching evacuation, but also to an interpersonal state of emergency.
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Cast
18 people
Anne Ratte-Polle
Lane Petersen
Known for
Dark
Shadowplay
Haley Louise Jones
Ava Shabani
Known for
Dear Child
Paradise
Bernhard Schütz
Otto Bismarck
Known for
Barbarians
The Billion Dollar Code
Claudia Michelsen
Hanne Bismarck
Known for
Berlin Station
Beat
Daniel Sträßer
Ben Glaser
Known for
Charité
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
Karl Markovics
Viktor Knigge
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Counterfeiters
Lukas Alexander von Horbatschewsky
William Herbst
Known for
Paradise
Barbara Nüsse
Margit Petersen
Known for
Dark
Thelma Buabeng
Daniela Reiter
Known for
Freaks - You're One of Us
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Ramin Yazdani
Nika Shabani
Known for
Nobel
Stations of the Cross
Genet Zegay
Christine
Also in
Godless Youth
Swarmed Out
Enrique Fiß
Philipp
Also in
Berlin ER
Inspection
Kerstin Polte Director · Ephrem Lüchinger Composer Katharina Bühler Cinematographer
First release September 28, 2024 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Languages English, German
Production
Tamtam Film
Production
Catpics
Production
SR
Production
BR
Production
Germany · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Blindgänger
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · September 28, 2024
Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Germany · May 29, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 4, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Switzerland
January 23, 2025 · Premiere · 60. Solothurner Filmtage
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