Der VIII. Grad

Der VIII. Grad

2004 · 86 min · ★ 4.3 · Crime, Thriller

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.

Directed by Robert Block · Written by Robert Block

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Matthias Bullach Richard Backenbrecht
Robert Kowalewski Mark Pazura
Martin Scholz Patrick Gerber
Ines Witt Kommissarin Anna Fürbas
Vivian Amelung Julia
Matthias Pantel Man
Katharina Apelt Female Victim
Janin De Lux Female Victim
Marja Vukovic Female Victim
Charmeen Vois Female Victim
Bojana Dravic Female Victim
Till Kraemer Cop

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