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Effigy: Poison and the City

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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 tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers.

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 12/18/2020
Effigy: Poison and the City takes a dignified, old-fashioned approach to homicidal insanity that befits its early-19th century setting. Go to Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 12/17/2020
Wordy and stilted (it was derived from a stage play), this low-budget debut nevertheless benefits from a mesmerizing central performance by Suzan Anbeh... Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 12/04/2024
3/4
In real life, the clerk was a man, but the filmmakers opted to perform a sex change for their story. This may not make the movie a case study in historical accuracy, but it does add an interesting dynamic to the picture. Go to Full Review Joshua Starnes Firing the Canon 11/19/2024
7/10
Why do people do what they do? Don’t expect anyone to ever tell you, or even be able to tell you, especially if they’re a serial killer in a movie. The answer is both obvious and capricious because that’s what people are much of the time. Go to Full Review Matthew Turner Action Reloaded 05/27/2024
3/5
Worth seeing thanks to the central performances, the chilling nature of the true story and a small handful of great scenes Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 02/17/2021
4/5
...may frustrate those looking for cheap thrills, but it's a stimulating and rare outing into a period of history that's rarely examined... Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Udo Flohr

Director

Suzan Anbeh

Gesche Gottfried

Elisa Thiemann

Cato Böhmer

Christoph Gottschalch

Senator Droste

Roland Jankowsky

Kapitän Ehlers

Uwe Bohm

Kommissar Tonjes

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Synopsis 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 tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers.
Director
Udo Flohr
Producer
Udo Flohr, Patricia Ryan
Screenwriter
Peer Meter, Udo Flohr, Antonia Roeller
Production Co
GeekFrog Media
Genre
Crime, Drama, History
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 25m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)