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Effigy: Poison and the City (German: Effigie – Das Gift und die Stadt) is a 2019 historical thriller film about German 19th century female serial killer Gesche Gottfried, directed, co-written and co-produced by Udo Flohr, marking his directorial debut.
Jan 20, 2022 · Effigy: Poison and the City: Directed by Udo Flohr. With Suzan Anbeh, Elisa Thiemann, Christoph Gottschalch, Roland Jankowsky. 1828 in the German port city of Bremen: A female law clerk tries to prove her worth during the investigation of a series of poisonings.
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- Crime, History
- Udo Flohr
- 2022-01-20
Dec 17, 2020 · A surreal period drama inspired by real events, Udo Flohr’s “Effigy — Poison and the City” dramatizes the multiple deaths surrounding a beautiful widow in 1820s Bremen, Germany.
- Udo Flohr
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...
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- Suzan Anbeh
- Udo Flohr
- Crime, Drama, History
Oct 6, 2023 · Based on the real-life serial killer Gesche Margarethe Gottfried, aka “the Angel of Bremen,” Effigy: Poison and the City is the critically acclaimed twisted period drama that...
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- Flix Premiere
Nov 21, 2019 · Based on the true story of Gesche Gottfried, one of the first female serial killers ever identified, who was found guilty of murdering 15 people with rat poison between 1813 and 1827. ...more ...
- 2 min
- 4.2K
- Film Threat
Called upon to investigate a case of rat poison found on food, he believes in routine coincidence. But as a beautiful and mysterious woman asks for his help and protection, Droste and new assistant Cato discover an abundance of fatalities in the Pelzerstrasse neighborhood.
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