Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli.
Acting
Julia Buchmann's silence screams louder than the prosecutor.
Production
Every stitch of the costumes breathes 1904 St. Gallen suffocation.
Direction
Brendle makes the legal system the true monster.
Director
Maria Brendle
Julia Buchmann
Frieda Keller
Stefan Merki
Walter Gmür
Rachel Braunschweig
Erna Gmür
Maximilian Simonischek
Arnold Janggen
Rahel Hubacher
Helene von Mülinen
Roger Bonjour
Journalist Bucher
Liliane Amuat
Bertha Keller-Iselin
Marlene Tanczik
Gesine
Aaron Hitz
Landjäger Schönenberger
Simon Roffler
Maier
Miriam Japp
Schwester Wyss
Johannes Hegemann
Heiri Rotheflueh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Frieda Keller's court transcripts were sealed until 2019; Brendle fought Swiss archives for access.
The 'Kindsmörderin' panic across 1900s Switzerland led to 200+ infanticide trials; most defendants were domestic servants impregnated by employers. This case changed nothing.
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