Overview
Seitz has been abusing his underage daughter for years and is the father of her first child. He is a brutal perpetrator of violence and has several relevant criminal records. When Tanja confides in her new boyfriend, he persuades her to go to the police. Seitz is sentenced and threatens to beat Tanja to death while still in court. Tanja and her boyfriend have long been married and have children of their own when, after seven years, fate catches up with them again: they are terrified of Seitz, who is soon released from prison and threatens revenge. Tanja and her family turn to the authorities in vain. They can only intervene if there is a concrete threat. But then it will be too late, Tanja fears. Too late for her children and herself. Together, the family gets a rifle...
Director and cast
- Bernd Schadewald Director
- Christian Redl as Herwig Seitz
- Renate Krößner as Claudia Seitz
- Antje Westermann as Tanja Seitz
- Jürgen Vogel as Andy Demski
- Günter Lamprecht as Oskar Demski
- Ulrike Kriener as Social worker
- Albert Kitzl as Branco
- Armin Rohde as Robert
- Sontje Peplow as Tanja Seitz (as child)
- Rolf Dennemann Cast
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