Directed by:
Kaspar HeidelbachScreenplay:
Sascha ArangoCinematography:
Daniel KoppelkammComposer:
Arno SteffenCast:
Götz George, Hanno Koffler, Hannelore Elsner, Thomas Thieme, Manfred Zapatka, Hans-Martin Stier, Wilfried Hochholdinger, Anna Fischer, Angelika Bartsch (more)Plots(1)
Thirty years in prison, then thrown back into society: "The Beast is Back" scream the tabloid headlines. Joseph Komalschek, a petty thief, was sent to jail 30 years ago for having killed a young woman and her child. After a brief investigation, the cops agreed that the bodies were buried in the abandoned mines running beneath the town. Yet no bodies were ever found, and Joseph's guilt was never proven. Young cop Tommy is in charge of the police team that keeps track of Joseph every minute of the day. When Tommy gets lost one day in the maze of tunnels and is rescued by Joseph, Tommy starts to feel a certain sympathy for the gruff but decent old man. Less sympathy is felt by the three retired cops who had sent Joseph off to jail back then... Then one of the cops commits suicide, another is shot, and Joseph makes a shocking discovery in the mines. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Götz George](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270594_e0c959.jpg)
Götz George
German Empire
Best movies:
Treasure of Silver Lake (1962)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
Der Totmacher (1995)
![Hanno Koffler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/612/159612341_a3f1cc.jpg)
Hanno Koffler
West Germany
Best movies:
Never Look Away (2018)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
![Hannelore Elsner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058632_702470.jpg)
Hannelore Elsner
German Empire
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Time You Change (2010)
Der letzte Mentsch (2014)
![Thomas Thieme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886078_f8c306.jpg)
Thomas Thieme
Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Downfall (2004)
![Manfred Zapatka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677354_2a8cfb.jpg)
Manfred Zapatka
German Empire
Best movies:
The Collini Case (2019)
The Free Will (2006)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
![Hans-Martin Stier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/326/159326523_8657ad.jpg)
Hans-Martin Stier
West Germany
Best movies:
Wings of Desire (1987)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
![Wilfried Hochholdinger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/611/159611801_534899.jpg)
Wilfried Hochholdinger
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Tunnel (2001)
![Anna Fischer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595388_f91a19.jpg)
Anna Fischer
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Heiter bis wolkig (2012)
Harter Brocken - Der Waffendeal (2021) (TV movie)
![Angelika Bartsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/672/159672112_274799.jpg)
Angelika Bartsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Schlafes Bruder (1995)
Berlin ’36 (2009)
Marita Breuer
West Germany
Best movies:
Home from Home - Chronicle of a Vision (2013)
Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984) (series)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
![Doris Plenert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/521/161521308_452dd3.jpg)
Doris Plenert
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
West (2013)
Rembrandt (1999)
Moritz Heidelbach
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Suite Française (2014)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Moritz Vierboom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/852/160852481_b4dc85.jpg)
Moritz Vierboom
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
The Miracle of Bern (2003)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Grace Serrano Zameza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/196/161196246_4bc2e0.jpg)
Grace Serrano Zameza
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
![Caroline Schreiber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/502/166502333_1e49b3.jpg)
Caroline Schreiber
West Germany
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Snowland (2005)
Side Effects (2007) (TV movie)
![Christian Hockenbrink](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/807/160807250_7348d8.jpg)
Christian Hockenbrink
West Germany
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Because You're Mine (2019) (TV movie)
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)
Peter Clös
West Germany
Best movies:
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
Berlin ’36 (2009)
![Caroline Maria Frier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/858/159858217_803f46.jpg)
Caroline Maria Frier
West Germany
Best movies:
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)
God, You're Such a Prick (2020)
Das Traumschiff (1981) (series)
![Jürgen Rißmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/555/159555636_6423a9.jpg)
Jürgen Rißmann
West Germany
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Barefoot (2005)
Sources of Life (2013)
Kai Post
Best movies:
Der letzte Mentsch (2014)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Besondere Schwere der Schuld (2014) (TV movie)