The Murder Farm

The Murder Farm

2009 · 93 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Thriller

Bavaria, Germany, 1950s. The sudden return of the young Kathrin to the small village where she was born stirs up the feelings of guilt and personal ghosts of its inhabitants, haunted by dark memories related to a multiple murder that happened two years earlier at the Tannöd farm, a hideous crime that remains unsolved.

Directed by Bettina Oberli · Written by Bettina Oberli

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