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Der tote Taucher im Wald (2000)

96 min · Crime, Groteske

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Directors

Marcus O. Rosenmüller

Cast

Dieter Pfaff, Jens Schäfer, Axel Milberg, Niki Greb, Ingo Naujoks, Michael Kind, Jack Rechnitz

A retiring chief inspector and his young successor investigate a bizarre discovery in the woods.

The story

Shortly before retirement, Chief Inspector Konrad Hartwich is given an unusual case: a jogger has discovered the charred body of a diver in the woods. Hartwich is assisted by his young successor, Tobias Kutschke. The investigation grows more complicated the following day, when the jogger finds another corpse—a dismembered woman inside a red sports bag. As the mismatched detectives pursue the case, they encounter a succession of strange characters, each of whom has done something to appear suspicious. The article gives no further details about the investigation or its outcome.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Shortly before his retirement, Chief Inspector Konrad Hartwich is assigned to solve a bizarre crime: a jogger has found the charred body of a diver in the woods. His young successor, Tobias Kutschke, assists him. The day after finding the body, the jogger stumbles across another corpse—this time, a dismembered woman’s body in a red sports bag. During their investigation, the mismatched pair Hartwich and Kutschke encounter a whole series of strange characters, all of whom have made themselves look suspicious.

Genres

Crime, Groteske

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