Seal of Confessions

Following a man's confession of the murder of a prostitute and the arrest of an innocent man, a Catholic priest finds himself in a profound moral dilemma because he is bound by the seal of confession. In order to help the wrongfully arrested man, the priest takes up the investigation and puts himself in great danger.

Cast

Harald Krassnitzer

as Thomas Fauser

Florian Martens

as Klaus Schreier

Ann-Kathrin Kramer

as Anna Kleine

Felix von Manteuffel

as Dieter Kleinschmidt

Petra Einhoff

as Inspector

Bärbel Strecker

as Juliana

Beatrice Murmann

as Anastasja

Philine Zölls

as Nora Kleine

Rudolf Wessely

Martin Walch

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