Berlin lawyer van Geldern returns home with gambling debts and asks his affluent wife to lend him money - she declines. Later she is found dead.
If you have a thing for old German dramas where everyone wears suits that look slightly uncomfortable and people spend most of the time talking in dimly lit rooms, Strafsache van Geldern might be your kind of Tuesday night. It is not for the person who needs a car chase every ten minutes. It is a slow, talky, and somet...
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"If you have a thing for old German dramas where everyone wears suits that look slightly uncomfortable and people spend most of the time talking in dimly lit rooms, Strafsache van Geldern might be your kind of Tuesday night. It is not for the person who needs a car chase every ten minutes. It is a slow, talky, and sometimes frustrating dive into a marriage that clearly hit the iceberg years ago. Van Geldern is basically a walking disaster. He’s got these gambling debts that feel like a heavy anc..."
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