A lesbian detective in 1980s Germany investigates her own lover's murder—while the patriarchy watches.
The private detective Nelly (Martina Gedeck) has a moored and industrial property. The moor has been cultivated for a year, but the politics are still there. The children of the industry blame her wife Gerda (Donata Höffer), who made the most of her profit. Zij zou a secret minnaar hebben.
Acting
Martina Gedeck's ice-cold charisma in her breakout role.
Direction
Graf's handheld urgency makes 70 minutes feel like a fever.
Director
Dominik Graf
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for German TV in 1988, this was shockingly queer for mainstream audiences—Gedeck became a star anyway.
Graf shot this in actual industrial ruins outside Duisburg; the toxic landscape is documentary, not set design.
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