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Obscene: The Case of Peter Herzl (1981) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1981 · 93 mins · German
- Directed by
- Hans-Christof Stenzel
- Starring
- Monica Bleibtreu, Dorothea Moritz, Karina Fallenstein, Hanno Pöschl, Volker Spengler, Hans Peter Hofmann
A West German man wrongly identified by police as a left‑wing terrorist flees to Vienna, where he hides with a prostitute and her incestuous teenage daughter. The three form an unconventional bond, becoming a threesome and a makeshift family, though their fragile happiness is short‑lived.
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