Effigie - Das Gift und die Stadt
Effigy – Poison and the City
1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the price. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers.
"Effigie - Das Gift und die Stadt" ("Effigy – Poison and the City") is based on the true story of female serial killer Gesche Gottfried, who was found guilty of killing her parents, her three children, her twin brother, three husbands, as well as friends and neighbors. Another 20 victims were lucky enough to survive. In 1831, Gottfried was executed at the age of 46.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Gesche Gottfried
- Cato Böhmer
- Senator Droste
- Kapitän Ehlers
- Dr. Hoffschläger
- Rechtsanwalt Voget
- Dr. Luce
- Hans
- Kommissar Tonjes
- Müllermeister Steitz
Production company
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
based on
Script editor
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Still photography
Lighting design
Gaffer
Production design
Property master
Stand-by props
Make-up artist
Special make-up effects
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound design
Sound
Sound assistant
Audio mixing
Cast
- Gesche Gottfried
- Cato Böhmer
- Senator Droste
- Kapitän Ehlers
- Dr. Hoffschläger
- Rechtsanwalt Voget
- Dr. Luce
- Hans
- Kommissar Tonjes
- Müllermeister Steitz
- Marie Heckendorff
- Junge auf der Brücke
- Totengräber
- Kanzlist Müller
- Gottfried
- Magd Dorothée
- Beta Schmidt
- Rademacher Rumpff
- Bürgermeister Johann Smidt
- Pastor Rotermund
- Adelheid
- Krämerin Lankenau
Production company
Executive producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 09.09.2018 - 12.10.2018: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Bremen
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.10.2021, 209674, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 21.09.2019, Bremen, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 20.01.2022
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Effigie - Das Gift und die Stadt
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 20.10.2021, 209674, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 21.09.2019, Bremen, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 20.01.2022