Der Kindermord (1997)
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Maria Schrader, Jürgen Vogel, Christian Redl, Tosca Salamon, Edvin Kohlsaat, Francis Fulton-Smith, Claudine Wilde, Gunter Schoß, Heinz-Dieter Knaup, Kirsten Block
A search for two missing children on Berlin’s outskirts unfolds against a troubled family background.
The story
On Berlin’s outskirts, Jeanine and Steffen go missing, prompting a lengthy, large-scale police search. Their father, Andreas Menzel, is dependent on alcohol and pills and suffers from severe delusions. Their mother, Katrin, had wanted to leave him because of these problems and seek sole custody of the children. She is also described as not fully present for them, and she is having a secret affair with Phil Bucks, a British soldier.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
On the outskirts of Berlin, two children, Jeanine and Steffen, go missing. After a lengthy, large-scale police search, the missing children are found murdered in a thicket. The police investigation leads to their parents. Andreas Menzel, the children’s father, is addicted to alcohol and pills and suffers from severe delusions. His wife, Katrin, wanted to separate from him because of these circumstances and obtain sole custody of their children. But she, too, was not entirely there for her children. She is having a secret affair with Phil Bucks, a British soldier.
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