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Cast
Uwe Kockisch
as Hauptkommissar Kovak
Sylvester Groth
as Michael Adam
Sophie von Kessel
as Ella Schönemann
Ulrike C. Tscharre
as Luisa Schelling
Jenny Schily
as Rebecca Weiland
Oliver Stokowski
as Friedel Weiland
Lutz Blochberger
as Leiter Mordkommission
Bernd Stegemann
as Cast
Laurenz Laufenberg
as Roland
Barbara Schnitzler
as Beate Klingenberg
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2016
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Crime
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DirectorMatti Geschonneck
WritersMagnus Vattrodt
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEin Kommissar kehrt zurück
About Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück
Newly retired Chief Inspector Kovak returns to a small village near Greifswald, where a gruesome crime took place 20 years ago. He was unable to solve the case back then because the evidence against the renowned physics professor Adam was not enough. Now he sticks to Adam again and tries to trick him into making a mistake. But the highly intelligent Adam is far superior to Kovak. How far will Kovak go to convict Adam? Is Adam even the culprit or is Kovak just deluded?
Directed by Matti Geschonneck, Ein Kommissar kehrt zurück leans on a strong ensemble — Uwe Kockisch, Sylvester Groth, Sophie von Kessel — 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 drama titles of 2016.
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