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Die Fahnderin
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Die Fahnderin

2014-03-04 · 87 min · ★ 5.7

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The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has purchased a CD containing files from a Swiss bank. It contains files on more than 800 tax evaders. However, there is not enough tax investigation staff to process all the cases before the statute of limitations expires. The successful tax investigator Karola Kahane decides to pick out a particularly prominent name from the list. Her goal: finally, a tax evader who had failed to declare more than one million euros should actually go to prison for stealing from the community.

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Production details

Directors
Züli Aladag
Production companies
UFA Filmproduktion GmbH, ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released
Budget
USD 600,000

Top Cast

Katja RiemannKatja RiemannAnnette Kahane
Maxim MehmetMaxim MehmetKlaus Hartl
Heiko PinkowskiHeiko PinkowskiJochen Busse
Albrecht SchuchAlbrecht SchuchFlorian Hofmann
Götz SchubertGötz SchubertGeneralstaatsanwalt
Ralph HerforthRalph HerforthDr. Reglin
Sarah HorváthSarah HorváthHanna Kahane
Irene RindjeIrene RindjeFrau Wente
Guido BroscheitGuido BroscheitPeter Borowski
Waldemar KobusWaldemar KobusSchmidt-Rohrbach
Fabian StummFabian Stumm
Dominik BenderDominik Bender
Armin DallapiccolaArmin Dallapiccola
Michael BaralMichael BaralPeter

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