Back in freedom, he discovers that his brother Franz only pushed the merger with a major bank in order to be able to launder money on an even larger scale. Thereupon Karl tries everything to get his hands on evidence against Franz... For three years Karl Escher (Éric Caravaca) sat in prison. Innocent. To protect his father (Maximilian Schell), an influential banker, he had taken the charges of forging documents and embezzling large sums of money. But Karl is certain that his brother Franz (Robinson Stévenin) is behind the illegal dealings. Trust within the family is shaken. Karl can only rely on his sister Amalia (Isild Le Besco), who confides in him about his suspicions.
Keywords
- LuxFilmFest
- LuxFilmFest - Luxembourg
- Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
- Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis (home)
- Made with Luxembourg
- family
- theater
Actors
- Éric Caravaca
- Isild Le Besco
- Robinson Stévenin
- Marc Baum
- Tchéky Karyo
- Wolfram Koch
- Luc Schiltz
Director
- Pol Cruchten
- Frank Hoffmann
Crime, Drama
1h 24min
FR
EN
A modern interpretation of Friedrich Schiller's “The Robbers” in the age of capitalism.
A modern interpretation of Friedrich Schiller's “The Robbers” in the age of capitalism.
Back in freedom, he discovers that his brother Franz only pushed the merger with a major bank in order to be able to launder money on an even larger scale. Thereupon Karl tries everything to get his hands on evidence against Franz...
For three years Karl Escher (Éric Caravaca) sat in prison. Innocent. To protect his father (Maximilian Schell), an influential banker, he had taken the charges of forging documents and embezzling large sums of money. But Karl is certain that his brother Franz (Robinson Stévenin) is behind the illegal dealings. Trust within the family is shaken. Karl can only rely on his sister Amalia (Isild Le Besco), who confides in him about his suspicions.