Fegefeuer (1971)
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Jost Vobeck, Ingeborg Schöner, Paul Albert Krumm, Valeria Ciangottini
After witnessing a kidnapping, Daniel takes the investigation into his own hands and becomes caught in mounting violence and doubt.
The story
Daniel accidentally witnesses a kidnapping in the middle of the street and reports what he saw to the police. When his account fails to receive the attention he had hoped for, he decides to look for answers himself. His personal investigation draws him deeper into uncertainty about the people around him and about his own actions, while exposing him to escalating violence. The story follows Daniel as his attempt to make sense of the kidnapping becomes increasingly difficult to separate from the doubts and consequences surrounding his involvement.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Daniel accidentally witnesses a kidnapping in the middle of the street. After his report to the police fails to receive the attention he had hoped for, he sets out to find answers himself and becomes increasingly entangled in doubts about the people around him and his own actions. His involvement exposes him to ever greater violence, and he eventually kills someone. During his interrogation by the public prosecutor, he goes through the purgatory of becoming aware.
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