The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Alex Berger, a respected teacher, is shaken when a student he once slept with is found murdered by a lakeside in his small Brandenburg town, prompting police to order mass DNA testing. As detectives close in, Alex confesses the affair to his wife but insists he’s innocent of the murder, while the strain threatens to tear his family apart.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark SchlichterDirector
- Silke ZertzWriter
- Klaus WagnerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthias BrandtAlex Berger
- Corinna HarfouchSusanne Berger
- Robert GwisdekFlorian Auffermann
- Adrian TopolBenedict 'Ben' Berger
- Max DominikDaniel Berger
- Lavinia WilsonKommissarin Simone März
- Peter LerchbaumerKommissar Tobias Falk
- Laura BerlinKatja Weiss
- Kirsten BlockKarin Weiss
- Jürgen HeinrichHolger Weiss
- Hans-Uwe BauerRektor
- Samira BedewitzSophia
Themes
policedarknessclassroomteachermurderteenage girldead womancoupledeath