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The Last Execution

The Last Execution

Based on the true story of the secret death penalty in East Germany

20216.31h 56m

Overview

The ambitious scientist Franz Walter doesn't hesitate when he is promised a professorship at the university. He immediately accepts, pledges absolute loyalty to the system and agrees to work for the GDR's foreign intelligence service until he can take up his new position. Together with his colleague Dirk, he is sent on foreign assignments to West Germany. Franz soon has to use blackmail to get innocent people to talk. But his superiors go even further: GDR refugees and their relatives are targeted to be psychologically destroyed, forged letters, medical diagnoses, surveillance and wiretapping are on the agenda. However, this is more than Franz can bear: he feels powerless and increasingly isolates himself. When he then decides to steal secret documents for a later defection to the West, this results in an unfortunate chain reaction leading to his arrest and ultimately to his execution...

Directed by Franziska Stünkel
Written by Franziska Stünkel
Produced by Wolfgang Cimera, Bettina Wente, Oliver Hack
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Top Cast

Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger

Dr. Franz Walter

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Dirk Hartmann

Luise Heyer

Luise Heyer

Corina Walter

Paula Kalenberg

Paula Kalenberg

Klara

Peter Benedict

Peter Benedict

Schreiber

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Professor Link

Andreas Schröders

Andreas Schröders

Hagedorn

Moritz Jahn

Moritz Jahn

Bodo Renner

Kai Wiesinger

Kai Wiesinger

Wagner

Peter Lohmeyer

Peter Lohmeyer

Panther

About The Last Execution

The Last Execution is a drama, thriller film released in 2021. Directed by Franziska Stünkel, it stars Lars Eidinger, Devid Striesow, Luise Heyer. The ambitious scientist Franz Walter doesn't hesitate when he is promised a professorship at the university. He immediately accepts, pledges absolute loyalty to the system and agrees to work for the GDR's foreign intelligence service until he can take up his new position. Together with his colleague Dirk, he is sent on foreign assignments to West Germany. Franz soon has to use blackmail to get innocent people to talk. But his superiors go even further: GDR refugees and their relatives are targeted to be psychologically destroyed, forged letters, medical diagnoses, surveillance and wiretapping are on the agenda. However, this is more than Franz can bear: he feels powerless and increasingly isolates himself. When he then decides to steal secret documents for a later defection to the West, this results in an unfortunate chain reaction leading to his arrest and ultimately to his execution...

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