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Scorched Earth

Scorched Earth

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Scorched Earth

2024

1h 41m

6.5(27 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Professional criminal Trojan returns to Berlin in search of a new job after a failed coup. He cannot refuse the lucrative offer of a painting theft. But the meticulously planned action soon gets out of hand and it's all about survival.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mišel Matičević

Mišel Matičević

Trojan

Marie Leuenberger

Marie Leuenberger

Diana

Alexander Fehling

Alexander Fehling

Victor

Tim Seyfi

Tim Seyfi

Luca

Bilge Bingul

Chris

Marie-Lou Sellem

Rebecca

Katrin Röver

Katrin Röver

Claire

Anja Schneider

Anja Schneider

Nadja

Tamer Yiğit

Tamer Yiğit

Can

Leonard Proxauf

Leonard Proxauf

Bob

Creative team

Directed by: Thomas Arslan
Written by: Thomas Arslan
Produced by: Anton Kaiser
Florian Koerner von Gustorf

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