Lost in Athens

Lost in Athens

2023 · 89 min · ★ 6.2 · TV Movie, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

Juvenile court judge Marlene Neubach relies on strictness out of conviction. When she visits her son Jakob in Athens, who is currently studying there for a semester abroad, Marlene has a surprise. Jakob has disappeared from the face of the earth and is wanted by Inspector Vergas in connection with crimes. The lawyer cannot imagine that her beloved son could be involved in illegal activities. But can Marlene trust the local police? Together with her random acquaintance Alexandros, who offers to be a lawyer, the judge begins to investigate in the Greek metropolis. As she finds out, her son belongs to an allegedly criminal activist group. Through Jakob's friend Eleni, the worried mother learns about the double life of her son, who hasn't studied for months but has committed himself to political activism with conviction. In order to find him and help him, the courageous lawyer begins to rely on means that she would have to punish in the courtroom.

Directed by Roland Suso Richter · Written by Gernot Krää

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Silke Bodenbender Marlene Neubach
Yousef Sweid Alexandros Demetriou
Chara Mata Giannatou Eleni Athanasiadis
Tom Gronau Jakob Neubach
Kostas Antalopoulos Kommissar Vergas
Thomas Limpinsel Jens Mühlhaus
Eirini Stamatiou Inspektor Georgiu
Giannis Dalianis Christos Athanasiaidis
Romanos Katsaris Phileos Athanasiadis
Gabriel Konstantinides Nicos Petritis
Christos Dovas Kapitän
Filimon Orkopoulos Helfer

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