
In a very small country, ruled by the Duchess mother, falls her son in love with his niece. The ministers of the government are suspicious and calls for a private eye to find out what is going on.

The screen opens to a world where political machinations and familial drama intertwine. The Duchess, a formidable and iron-fisted ruler, governs a small nation with an iron hand. Her son, a figure of both reverence and suspicion, falls in love with his niece, a relationship that is as forbidden as it is perilous. The ...

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Erich Schönfelder

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" The screen opens to a world where political machinations and familial drama intertwine. The Duchess, a formidable and iron-fisted ruler, governs a small nation with an iron hand. Her son, a figure of both reverence and suspicion, falls in love with his niece, a relationship that is as forbidden as it is perilous. The ministers, wary of any potential threat to the status quo, summon a private investigator to uncover the truth behind this burgeoning romance. The film, a blend of silent-era elegan..."
Arthur Rosen, Willy Haas, Adolf Lantz
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