Gegen den Strom

Gegen den Strom

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1997-11-28
Duration:89 min
Country:Germany
Director:Thorsten Näter
Actors:Ben Becker, Bibiana Beglau, Jürgen Schmidt, Ludger Burmann, Loni von Friedl
Production:Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion

Overview:

After a policeman is shot dead, the Hanover CID receives an anonymous tip-off that the perpetrator is also a policeman. Detective Stefan Bregert is brought in as an undercover investigator and it looks as if some of his colleagues are hiding more than they are admitting...

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