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In the Face of Crime
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In the Face of Crime

2010-04-27 · 45 min / episode · ★ 6.8

Crime · Drama

Im Angesicht des Verbrechens is a German television series about the Russian mafia in Berlin. It received high critical acclaim, but the viewer figures were disappointing. It was broadcast by ARTE and Das Erste.

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Creators
Rolf Basedow
Production companies
ARTE, BR, ARD Degeto
Countries
Germany
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Max RiemeltMax RiemeltMarek Gorsky
Ronald ZehrfeldRonald ZehrfeldSven Lottner
Marie BäumerMarie BäumerStella
Mišel MatičevićMišel MatičevićMischa
Alina LevshinAlina LevshinJelena
Arved BirnbaumArved BirnbaumNico Roeber
Uwe PreussUwe PreussBruno Hollmann
Ulrike C. TscharreUlrike C. TscharreSabine Jaschke
Katharina NesytowaKatharina NesytowaSwetlana
Mark IvanirMark IvanirAndrej
Heorhii PovolotskyiHeorhii PovolotskyiSergej Sokolov
Yevgeni SitokhinYevgeni SitokhinVictor Lushin
Karolina LodygaKarolina LodygaKatarina
Carmen Simone BirkCarmen Simone BirkAnja Kirchner
Joan PascuJoan PascuLeonid Bondarenko
Bernd StegemannBernd StegemannHeinrich Lenz
Kai Michael MüllerKai Michael MüllerGrischa Gorsky
Ioana IacobIoana IacobLarissa
Sascha Alexander GeršakSascha Alexander GeršakKolja
Monika Anna WojtylloMonika Anna WojtylloLara

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