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Lamento (2007)

92 min · Drama, thriller film

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Directors

Daniel Hedfeld, René Sydow

Cast

Lena Amende, Paul Burian, Ralph Herforth, Timo Hübsch, Harriet Kracht, Christian Miedreich, Jens Weisser, Sascha Nathan, Marcus Off, Christoph Ortmann, Toni Osmani, Emanuele Peters, Kim Schnitzer, Sebastian Sommerfeld, Helga Uthmann, Dana Vávrová, Maren Wilhelms

When young Eva disappears, her village is plunged into misery as her father investigates alone and a priest confronts a crisis of faith.

The story

Young Eva’s disappearance plunges her village community into misery. Catholic priest Simon Bress suddenly confronts the ruins of his faith. Thomas Reitz, the local police officer and Eva’s father, pushes himself to the limits of his endurance as he investigates his daughter’s case on his own. Eva’s absence also breaks apart Thomas’s relationship with his wife, Christiane; their daughter’s existence had been the only thing holding their fragile family together.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The disappearance of young Eva plunges an entire village community into misery. Catholic priest Simon Bress suddenly finds himself facing the ruins of his faith. Thomas Reitz, the local police officer and the victim’s father, is pushed to the limits of his endurance as he investigates his daughter’s case on his own. His relationship with his wife, Christiane, falls apart because of their daughter’s absence; her very existence had been the only thing holding their fragile family together. The priest, along with his brother Christoph and his niece Katharina, becomes ever more deeply entangled in a crime whose maelstrom of guilt and violence threatens to engulf two families...

Genres

Drama, thriller film

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