Die unsichtbaren

In the 1990s, a series of gruesome killings - later known as the acid barrel murders - would come to haunt Germany’s collective memory. Yet for a long time, no one knew the woman who brought the killer to justice. Marianne Atzeroth-Freier was one of the first female detectives in the Hamburg homicide division. While investigating a missing person case, she uncovered several inconsistencies. When she approached her male colleagues, no one within the police force was willing to listen. Undeterred, she continued the investigation on her own...

Title -
DIE UNSICHTBAREN // THE INVISible Ones
Length -
97 minutes
Status -
premiered in October 2023 at the Hamburg Filmfestival,
German cinema release: 15.02.2024
Director -
Matthias Freier
DoP -
Kay Madsen
Producers -
Alexander Eckert, Svenja Albers, Dietmar Güntsche
co-Producer -
Neue Bioskop
Partners / Fundings -
MOIN Filmförderung, Amazon
Distributor -
Weltkino Filmverleih
Worldsales -
OneGate Media