Synopsis
In the mid-1950s, mayor Zwischenzahl is killed on the day of his inauguration in a West German town. The killer is Ruth Bodenheim, a Jewish woman, who wanted to avenge the death of her parents. Zwischenzahl, a former SA member, was apparently involved in the deportation of her parents to a concentration camp during the war. Ruth cannot bear the horrible events and the death of her parents and wants to open the eyes of the town′s residents.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Angel VagenshtainScreenplay
- Joachim HaslerDirector
- Gerd NatschinskiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Angelica DomröseRuth Bodenheim
- Ulrich TheinDr. Martin
- Jiří VršťalaDr. Hoffmann
- Bohumil ŠmídaDr. Schäure
- Siegfried WeißDr. Rotholz
- Martin FlörchingerZwischenzahl
- Willi SchwabeLion
- Hans KleringDirektor
- Antje RugeEsther
- Arno WyzniewskiDavid
- Monika LennartzJohanna
- Stefan LisewskiSteve
Themes
mass murderjewrygas chamber