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Laim und die Zeichen des Todes

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2017 | Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans.
The mood
Gritty.
The pace
Moves along nicely.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

Inspector Lukas Laim has the rope from which a corpse is hanging from the bridge on Prater Island cut. There are strange red marks on its stomach. The dead man is a notary from Grünwald who is well known in the city as a patron of Jewish art. And the marks on his stomach are in Hebrew and mean "retribution". Retribution for what? And why the Hebrew writing? Shortly afterwards, Laim learns of a blackmail letter to his mother, signed with the Hebrew word "Shilem". The blackmailers demand 80,000 euros so that the public does not find out that Laim's grandfather made his fortune in the course of Aryanization.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Schneider

  • Maximilian SimonischekLukas Laim
  • Lavinia WilsonJohanna Fischer
  • Gerhard WittmannAnton Simhandl
  • Katharina Müller-ElmauSimone Reichenbach
  • Fritz KarlDoktor Kammeyer
  • Bibiana BeglauLea Adler
  • Golo EulerChristian Odenthal (Uriel)
  • Morgane FerruSonja Stern
  • Rick OkonBenjamin Schumacher
  • Gisela SchneebergerMarlene Laim