Purgatory

Year: 1971

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: German

Director: Haro Senft

Drama

Daniel witnesses a street kidnapping, but his police report is ignored. He investigates on his own, growing increasingly doubtful of his surroundings and his actions. The search pulls him into mounting violence, ending with a lethal killing. During the prosecutor’s interrogation he endures a personal purgatory, confronting his awakening.

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