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Your drunk uncle ruined Christmas? Meet Jonas Lauretz — he ruined everything.
Mini Series
TMDB
41
IMDb
73

Via Mala (1985)

claustrophobic dreadmountain gothicdomestic warfare

Latest Episode

90 min

Season 1 • Episode 3

Latest

Episode 3

Sep 3, 1985

Overview

Drama

A family who lives in the Swiss Alpes at the end of the 1920s is abused by a tyrannical drunkard.

Flag of FRFRFlag of ITITGerman
Content warning
miniseries
generational traumapatriarchal violenceisolation and entrapmentmoral complicity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Mario Adorf's Jonas is pure terrifying charisma.

Cinematography

Alps as beautiful prison — stunning and suffocating.

Direction

Tom Toelle lets horror breathe in silence.

Best for:Solo: Nobody should witness your emotional devastation.·Streaming: Pause frequently to breathe and recover.·Rewatch: Once you know the ending, the dread hits different.
Heads up:Violence: Domestic abuse is relentless and visceral.·Disturbing: Psychological cruelty throughout; no relief.
First AiredSep 1, 1985
StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes3
ZDF

Top Cast

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Jonas Lauretz

Milena Vukotić

Milena Vukotić

Sophie Lauretz

Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

Silvie Lauretz

Sissy Höfferer

Sissy Höfferer

Hanna Lauretz

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Niklaus Lauretz

Juraj Kukura

Juraj Kukura

Andreas von Richenau

Hans Christian Blech

Hans Christian Blech

Maler Lauters

Fritz Eckhardt

Fritz Eckhardt

Kreispräsident Bonatsch

Hanno Pöschl

Hanno Pöschl

Wirt

Bert Fortell

Bert Fortell

Lehmann

Dieter Schidor

Dieter Schidor

Dr.Arenberg

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Mario Adorf reportedly stayed in character between takes, making the set genuinely tense for cast and crew.

Cultural

Via Mala translates to 'Evil Road' — a real mountain path in Graubünden where locals once left criminals to die. The title isn't metaphor.

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