21 Jan 2007
Joshua
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Angst
Seitz has been abusing his underage daughter for years and is the father of her first child. He is a brutal perpetrator of violence and has several relevant criminal records. When Tanja confides in her new boyfriend, he persuades her to go to the police. Seitz is sentenced and threatens to beat Tanja to death while still in court. Tanja and her boyfriend have long been married and have children of their own when, after seven years, fate catches up with them again: they are terrified of Seitz, who is soon released from prison and threatens revenge. Tanja and her family turn to the authorities in vain. They can only intervene if there is a concrete threat. But then it will be too late, Tanja fears. Too late for her children and herself. Together, the family gets a rifle...
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Christian Redl Herwig Seitz
Renate Krößner Claudia Seitz
Antje Westermann Tanja Seitz
Jürgen Vogel Andy Demski
Günter Lamprecht Oskar Demski
Ulrike Kriener Social worker
Albert Kitzl Branco
Armin Rohde Robert
Sontje Peplow Tanja Seitz (as child)
Rolf Dennemann 
Claudia Amm Niels Hansen Georg-Martin Bode Dieter Oberholz 
Steve Karier Erik Tischer 
Hans Schulze
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