A female corpse is washed up on the beach in Husum. Her fingertips were removed, and a piece of paper with a cell phone number was found in her throat, which belongs to the well-known political journalist Karl Kress.
Acting
Ulrich Tukur's sweaty desperation as the compromised journalist.
Cinematography
Grey North Sea misery that seeps into your bones.
Director
Niki Stein
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
'Filz' describes the cozy interconnection of politics, business, and media in Germany—a phenomenon the film treats as endemic rather than exceptional.
Ulrich Tukur based his performance on real journalists he'd observed, capturing that specific German intellectual arrogance that curdles into guilt.
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