Effigie - The poison and the city

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Movie
Original title Effigie - The poison and the city
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2019
length 85 minutes
Rod
Director Udo Flohr
script Peer Meter ,
Udo Flohr,
Antonia Roeller
production Patricia Ryan,
Udo Flohr,
Sven Patrick Jacobshagen
music Nic Raine
with the Prague Philharmonic
camera Thomas Kist ,
Jean-Pierre Meyer-Gehrke,
Auke Dijkstra,
Julia Arif
cut Sven Pape
occupation

Effigie - The Poison and the City is a German historical and crime film by director Udo Flohr about the Bremen serial killer Gesche Gottfried , who poisoned fifteen people with arsenic . The screenplay is largely based on original files that only appeared in 1988. The independent film cost 400,000 euros.

action

In 1828, Cato Böhmer took up her new position in Bremen as clerk for examining magistrate Senator Droste. She wants to become a lawyer when women are not yet allowed to study in Germany. According to a complaint from master miller Steitz, the two are interrogating a suspected poison attack. Gesche Gottfried, an attractive widow known to be helpful, also seems to be in danger. But she soon turns out to be a serial killer who has poisoned her parents, husbands, children, her twin brother, friends and neighbors with arsenic. During the search for evidence, Senator Droste comes under increasing pressure from Captain Ehlers, who demands that the Senator promote shipping. Droste and Mayor Johann Smidt, however, see the future in railways. Cato Böhmer can barely ward off a political intrigue by the captain against the senator. It helps decisively in getting Gesche Gottfried to confess.

Awards

  • Around International Film Festival 2019 - ARFF International Mention
  • Asti Film Festival 2019 - Jury Award (Prima Cosa Bella International)
  • Cyprus International Film Festival 2019 - CYIFF Award (Best Editing, Best Costume Design) and Golden Aphrodite (Best Feature Film)
  • London Independent Film Awards 2019 - Best Trailer
  • The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) 2019 - TMFF Award (Best Trailer)

Nominations :

  • Cyprus International Film Festival 2019 (Best Music, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Actress)
  • Long Island International Film Expo 2019 (Best Trailer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. IMDb : Effigie - The poison and the city
  2. Psycho, Film and Analysis 2019/2020. Effigie - The poison and the city on cinema-muenster.de
  3. ^ Weser-Kurier : Feature film about Bremer poison mixer. Arsenic and mouse butter , September 20, 2019