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Purgatory (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 91 mins · German
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- Directed by
- Haro Senft
- Starring
- Valeria Ciangottini, Ingeborg Schöner, Max Buchsbaum, Karl Obermayr, Annemarie Wendl, Julio Pinheiro
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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