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Macht

1998-09-13 · 95 min · ★ 8.0

Thriller · TV Movie

Just under two weeks before the election, a party’s leading candidate is kidnapped, and a large ransom is demanded. When the party provides the money but the handover by its chairman fails, a sinister suspicion begins to take root among those involved. The kidnapped man’s wife takes the initiative and comes to some bitter realizations.

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Directors
Miguel Alexandre
Production companies
Letterbox Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katja RiemannKatja RiemannFranziska Sommer
Peter SattmannPeter SattmannPeter Sommer
Dietmar SchönherrDietmar SchönherrRichard Moll
Nicole HeestersNicole HeestersAnna Sommer
Louisa HerfertKatja Sommer
Giulio RicciarelliGiulio RicciarelliOliver Gärtner
Dietrich HollinderbäumerDietrich HollinderbäumerOskar Kollmann
Kirsten NehbergKirsten NehbergPlanet
Peter FrankePeter Franke
Michael LottMichael LottSky

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