Effigy: Poison and the City
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.
2020 · 1h 25m · N/A History, Thriller
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.
Director and cast
- Suzan Anbeh as Gesche Gottfried
- Elisa Thiemann as Cato Böhmer
- Christoph Gottschalch as Senator Droste
- Roland Jankowsky as Kapitän Ehlers
- Uwe Bohm as Kommissar Tonjes
- Marc Ottiker as Dr. Hoffschläger
- Marita Marschall as Magd Dorothée
- Lea Wolfram as Verkäuferin Lankenau
- Eugen-Daniel Krößner as Dr. Luce
- Tom Keidel as Kanzlist Müller
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