Silentium

Silentium

2004 · 116 min · ★ 7.2 · Thriller, Crime, Comedy

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

Directed by Wolfgang Murnberger · Written by Josef Hader

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Josef Hader Simon Brenner
Simon Schwarz Berti
Joachim Król Sportpräfekt Fitz
Maria Köstlinger Konstanze Dornhelm
Udo Samel Festspielpräsident
Jürgen Tarrach Opernsänger
Rosie Alvarez Di Ding
Georg Friedrich Hausmeister Josef
Anne Bennent Apothekerin
Luka Omoto Jungfrau
Johannes Silberschneider Inspektor Stronegger
Joachim Bißmeier Regens

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