Effigy: Poison and the City (2019) on Netflix
Bremen, 1828. Cato Böhmer takes a clerk's post with investigating judge Senator Droste, hoping to become an attorney. A reported poison attack brings them to the widow Gesche Gottfried.
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Plot summary
In 1828 Cato Böhmer arrives in Bremen to begin work as a clerk at the criminal court, where she assists the investigating judge, Senator Droste. She hopes to become an attorney, though women are not admitted to universities at the time. An alleged poison attack reported by the master miller Steitz leads her and the senator to Gesche Gottfried, a widow in the city known for her charitable attitude. Gottfried appears to be in danger as well.
Cast
- Marc Ottikeras Dr. Hoffschläger
- Lea Wolframas Shopkeeper Lankenau
- Eugen-Daniel Krößneras Dr. Luce
- Tom Keidelas Kanzlist Müller
- Christian Intorpas Müllermeister Steitz
- Nicola Melissianas Beta Schmidt
