Nameless Day, The2017

Director
Volker Schloendorff

Actors

Thomas Thieme (Jakob Frank)
Devid Striesow (Ludwig Winther)
Ursina Lardi (Doris Winther)
Stephanie Amarell (Esther Winther)
Thomas Prenn (Jan Roland)
Christian Kuchenbuch (Kommissar Andre Block)

The retired Chief superintendent Jakob Franck who often had to inform relatives as a death messenger, now hopes to lead a life beyond the dead.
Jakob Franck has delivered news of a loved one’s death more often than he cares to remember, and in retirement he is finally hoping for a less morbid life. But the past soon catches up with him when the distraught Ludwig Winther, whose wife Doris has just hanged herself, lays the blame at Franck’s door. Two years earlier, Franck had spent seven hours silently consoling Doris after the death of her 17‑year‑old daughter Esther – an encounter that was unusual even for someone as experienced with the bereaved as he is. The police investigation at the time concluded that Esther had died by suicide, but Ludwig has never accepted this verdict and is convinced his daughter was murdered. Franck feels compelled to reopen the case and, using his idiosyncratic blend of empathy and instinct, set out to uncover what really happened to Esther.
Directed by Academy Award winner Volker Schlöndorff
“An ex-detective, two dead bodies, several suspects – ‘The Nameless Day’ has all the ingredients for a classic crime thriller, but in truth, it’s so much more. A small masterpiece.” – Tittelbach.tv
“The production of this unusually atmospheric and multifaceted crime drama is particularly striking for its impressive and sophisticated visual language.” – Film Dienst
“A crime story in slow motion: A narrative and acting masterpiece.” – Berliner Morgenpost