Eva Senn has what seems to be a perfect life:
A successful career as non-fiction author and college professor, and a
seemingly happy marriage. But when her husband leaves her after 30 years, her
world falls apart around her.
When she wants to park her friend's car, she
accidentally overlooks a female student behind her and hits the girl. The
girl, Lea, is paralyzed, and it's Eva's fault. Eva's life starts coming apart
completely. Suddenly, it seems like the whole world is against her. An
anonymous caller tries to intimidate the otherwise so self-assured career
woman with threats of murder. Eva starts to withdraw, even her best friend
and colleague Marie has trouble getting through to her, trying their
friendship severely. Eva meets lawyer Peer Gutenberg, who follows her case
with interest. He offers Eva not only his legal help, but emotional support as well, urging her to turn to the police.
But something is strange about Gutenberg, the way he appears unannounced and
seems to know more than he should. What game is he playing? Plagued by guilt,
Eva tries to get in touch with Lea, the girl, but she is suffering from
severe depression and on medication. Then one day she vanishes. Eva starts
searching for her and discovers a dark secret?
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Key Information
Original Title | Schuldig |
Genre |
Fiction/Drama General light drama Thriller Psychological drama |
Produced by: | CineCentrum Berlin Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH für MDR |
Year Of Production | 2008 |
Duration | 01h30h00h00 min |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Language Versions | German [OV] |
Cast & Crew
Director/s | Nils Willbrandt |
Cast | Thekla Carola Wied Jürgen Tarrach Carin C. Tietze |
Producer/s | |
Writer/s | Nils Willbrandt |