"Some study. Some are studied."

2000

1h 43m

6.1(297 votes)

Horror

Thriller

Overview

Medical student Paula wins a place at an exclusive Heidelberg medical school. When the body of a young man she met on the train turns up on her dissection table, she begins to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death.

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Cast & Crew

41 members

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Franka Potente

Paula

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Benno Fürmann

Hein

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Anna Loos

Gretchen

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Sebastian Blomberg

Caspar

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Holger Speckhahn

Phil

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Traugott Buhre

Prof. Grombek

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Oliver Wnuk

Ludwig

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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

David

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Andreas Guenther

Franz

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Antonia Holfelder

Gabi

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Rüdiger Vogler

Dr. Henning

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Barbara Magdalena Ahren

Frau Henning

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Werner Dissel

Paulas Großvater

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Gennadi Vengerov

Präparator

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Thomas Meinhardt

Professor in München

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Simon Schwarz

Junger Mann

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Alexander Liegl

Helfer

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Martin Pölcher

Helfer

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Christoph Hagen Dittmann

Bernie

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Berrin Alganer-Lenz

Putzfrau

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Angelika Sedlmeier

Frau Freisinger

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Ulrich Matschoss

Femerichter

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Alexander Held

Polizist

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Karl Friedrich

Kriminalbeamter

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Susanne Schiffmann-Grabe

Kellnerin Heidelberg

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Johann Nikolussi

Junkie

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Anna Brüggemann

Junkie-Mädchen

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Axel Weusten

Alexander

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Gabriel Bassale

Kursteilnehmer

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Ralf Dietl

Kursteilnehmer

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Oliver Engl

Kursteilnehmer

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Uche Ishionwu

Kursteilnehmer

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Michael Jank

Kursteilnehmer

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Thomas Neumann

Kursteilnehmer

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Armin Schlicht

Kursteilnehmer

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Christoph Schmeiduch

Kursteilnehmer

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Patrick Schmidt

Kursteilnehmer

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Nico Schütz

Kursteilnehmer

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Thijs van der Zee

Kursteilnehmer

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Michael Wölfl

Kursteilnehmer

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Sabrina Setlur

Studentin in München (uncredited)

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