When Borchert receives an anonymous message that a certain Franz Brosi is innocent, law firm boss Dominique can hardly believe it. After all, Brosi was her first client as a public defender a few years ago and had actually confessed. The two are investigating the case.
Acting
Kohlund and Klink sell decades of unspoken history in silences.
Cinematography
Zurich as character—sterile wealth hiding rot beneath.
Writing
Lean 88 minutes, no fat, every confession doubly loaded.
Director
Roland Suso Richter
Christian Kohlund
Thomas Borchert
Ina Paule Klink
Dominique Kuster
Susi Banzhaf
Regula Gabrielli
Robert Hunger-Bühler
Reto Zanger
Andrea Zogg
Beat Bürki
Lena Stolze
Maria Brosi
Siemen Rühaak
Franz Brosi
Maximilian von Pufendorf
Martin Lotti
Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger
Ueli Ziegler
Christoph Gaugler
George Plattner
Julian Koechlin
Gero Hochegger
Ella Morgen
Fabienne
Andreas Hoppe
Remo Euler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roland Suso Richter also directed the 1997 TV hit 'Die Siebtelbauern,' explaining his comfort with rural-wealth tension.
Swiss crime cinema often weaponizes the country's reputation for neutrality—here, Borchert's calm demeanor masks explosive doubt.
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