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Cast
Natalia Wörner
as Nicola Helling
Rolf Hoppe
as Wolfgang Dreher
Jochen Horst
as Dr. Victor Roth
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
as Töteberg
Alexander Hörbe
as Achim Bornhak
Max Volkert Martens
as Staatsanwalt Stefan König
Axel Wandtke
as Robert Bennat
Hanns Zischler
as Bundeskanzler
Luc Feit
as Westheim
Viola Schweizer
as Christiane Bathasar
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1998
Runtime—
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresThriller
Votes1
DirectorHans Werner
WritersHolger Karsten Schmidt
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDer Handymörder
About Der Handymörder
Former GDR secret service agent Wolfgang Dreher is sentenced to life imprisonment. While still in the courtroom, he threatens to wake up his sleepers if the sentence is not overturned. The assignment: the Federal Prosecutor General. Nicola Helling, an agent at the Federal Criminal Police Office, tries in vain to prevent the assassination attempt. But Dreher is still not free. His next assignment: an assassination attempt on the Federal Chancellor. Nicola Helling heads the SOKO, which is searching for the sleeper agent - who is apparently among the ranks. When Dreher dies in prison, the only link to the killer is lost...
Directed by Hans Werner, Der Handymörder leans on a strong ensemble — Natalia Wörner, Rolf Hoppe, Jochen Horst — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1998.
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