Effigy: Poison and the City (2020)

10/09/2020 (DE) • 1h 25m

Thriller, History

1828 in the German port city of Bremen: A female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of a series of poisonings.

Overview

1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers. -- Based on a true story.

Top Billed Cast

Suzan Anbeh

Gesche Gottfried

Elisa Thiemann

Cato Böhmer

Christoph Gottschalch

Senator Droste

Roland Jankowsky

Kapitän Ehlers

Uwe Bohm

Kommissar Tonjes

Marc Ottiker

Dr. Hoffschläger

Marita Marschall

Magd Dorothée

Lea Wolfram

Verkäuferin Lankenau


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

$485,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

germany

based on true story

serial killer

true crime

19th century

gesche gottfried

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