Der VIII. Grad (2004)

Genre : Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Robert Block

Synopsis

In an art studio in Hamburg, a young woman's body is found hanging up. A man from a homicide squad has developed new electronic equipment that allows him to analyze exactly who the perpetrator was. He moves into the studio for a few days to better research and investigate. Completely isolated and together with a corpse, he becomes addicted to drugs and seems to gradually go insane. And because things have to get even harder, he has to deal with the loss of his girlfriend, to whom he was a stranger shortly before. The end leads to morbid self-knowledge.

Actors

Matthias Bullach
Matthias Bullach
Richard Backenbrecht
Robert Kowalewski
Robert Kowalewski
Mark Pazura
Martin Scholz
Martin Scholz
Patrick Gerber
Ines Witt
Ines Witt
Kommissarin Anna Fürbas
Till Kraemer
Till Kraemer
Matthias Pantel
Matthias Pantel
Katharina Apelt
Katharina Apelt
Janin De Lux
Janin De Lux
Vivian Amelung
Vivian Amelung
Julia

Crews

Robert Block
Robert Block
Director
Robert Block
Robert Block
Writer
Ingo Dannecker
Ingo Dannecker
Producer
Paulo dos Santos
Paulo dos Santos
Music
Malte Lauinger
Malte Lauinger
Visual Effects
Julian Hermannsen
Julian Hermannsen
Visual Effects Supervisor

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