A Berlin policeman tracks down a group of diamond thieves in the outskirts by posing as a gang member..

If you have a soft spot for early 1930s German talkies where everyone wears heavy wool coats and looks slightly damp, A Shot at Dawn is absolutely your jam. But if you need snappy modern pacing or can't stand hiss-heavy audio tracks, you should probably steer clear. It's a shame because this little Weimar crime thril...

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"If you have a soft spot for early 1930s German talkies where everyone wears heavy wool coats and looks slightly damp, A Shot at Dawn is absolutely your jam. But if you need snappy modern pacing or can't stand hiss-heavy audio tracks, you should probably steer clear. It's a shame because this little Weimar crime thriller has some real grit to it. 🎬 The plot is pretty simple on paper. A Berlin cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of diamond thieves hiding out on the foggy outskirts of the ..."

Genia Nikolaieva
Rudolph Cartier, Egon Eis, Otto Eis, Harry Jenkins
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