Films by Alexander Eckert

Germany 2023, 97 min
by Matthias Freier

Marianne Atzeroth-Freier once brought the 'acid-barrel murderer' to justice. In a mix of archive material and re-enacted scenes, the film reconstructs the difficult investigation Atzeroth-Freier had to pursue in a male-dominated environment. In the 1990s, as one of the first women in the Hamburg Police’s homicide division, Atzeroth-Freier solved one of the most gruesome murders in German history. If anything, by chance. When approached by a mother whose daughter has disappeared, she decides to g