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Movie Info

1828 in the German port city of Bremen: Two very different women collide in an age that has no place for either of them. One strives for a career in law, at a time when women aren't even admitted to universities. The other has lived life outside the law and may now have to pay the tab. One of them needs to get her head together – while the other would do anything not to lose hers.

Cast & Crew

Suzan Anbeh
Gesche Gottfried
Elisa Thiemann
Cato Böhmer
Christoph Gottschalch
Senator Droste
Roland Jankowsky
Kapitän Ehlers
Uwe Bohm
Kommissar Tonjes
Marc Ottiker
Dr. Hoffschläger
Tom Keidel
Kanzlist Müller
Nicola Melissian
Beta Schmidt
Eugen-Daniel Krössner
Dr. Luce
Marita Marschall
Magd Dorothée
Udo Flohr
Director
Peer Meter
Screenwriter
Udo Flohr
Screenwriter
Antonia Roeller
Screenwriter
Udo Flohr
Producer
Patricia Ryan
Producer
Patrick Jacobshagen
Executive Producer
Thomas Kist
Cinematographer
Sven Pape
Film Editor
Nic Raine
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Critic Reviews for Effigy: Poison and the City

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  • Beautifully designed and wonderfully acted, Effigy is a gorgeously crafted film about two women who refused to be victims of their time.

    January 5, 2021 | Full Review…

    Aramide Tinubu

    A Word with Aramide

  • Effigy: Poison and the City takes a dignified, old-fashioned approach to homicidal insanity that befits its early-19th century setting.

    December 18, 2020 | Full Review…

    John DeFore

    Hollywood Reporter

  • Wordy and stilted (it was derived from a stage play), this low-budget debut nevertheless benefits from a mesmerizing central performance by Suzan Anbeh...

    December 17, 2020 | Full Review…

    Jeannette Catsoulis

    New York Times

  • If this were a TV pilot, I'd be curious to tune in and see Cato's long-term arcs. As things stand, the most interesting aspect of Effigy is the case itself. Which one could simply read about.

    April 10, 2021 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Luke Y. Thompson

    CineGods.com

  • ...may frustrate those looking for cheap thrills, but it's a stimulating and rare outing into a period of history that's rarely examined...

    February 17, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Eddie Harrison

    film-authority.com

  • "Effigy" is an interesting film, but ultimately the idea for the story is better than the movie they actually made.

    January 25, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Christopher Lloyd

    The Film Yap
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