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A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.


Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur on site. He meets Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know more about him than she can know. Suddenly, mysterious deaths begin to pile up and Johannes tries to uncover the secret under the mountain.

Jan Bülow
Johannes

Olivia Ross
Karin

Hanns Zischler
Dr. Strathen

Gottfried Breitfuß
Prof. Blumberg

Philippe Graber
Kommissar Amrein

David Bennent
Kommissar Arnold

Imogen Kogge
Anna Leinert

Dirk Böhling
Fernseh-Moderator
Ladina Carla von Frisching
Susi
Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil
Johnny
The Universal Theory is a mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of narration, jazz singer or musician, black and white, pianist, swiss alps, avalanche. Directed by Timm Kröger, it stars Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler. Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur on site. He meets Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know more about him than she can know. Suddenly, mysterious deaths begin to pile up and Johannes tries to uncover the secret under the mountain.
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