A prisoner in JVA Weißenburg takes a staff member hostage, prompting Prison Director Ella Jansen to enter the cell in exchange, relying on negotiation. When a special unit’s imminent arrival drives the inmate to rage and sexual violence, Jansen is rescued but then becomes entangled in a ruthless political scandal and power struggle that overlooks individual suffering.
Suzanne von Borsody
Ella Jansen
Jürgen Vogel
Dieter Scholl
Sylvester Groth
Olaf Bodenteich
Christian Redl
Vollmer
Martin Brambach
Köppe
Imogen Kogge
Ralph Herforth
Harald Maack
Albert Kitzl
A prisoner in JVA Weißenburg takes a staff member hostage, prompting Prison Director Ella Jansen to enter the cell in exchange, relying on negotiation. When a special unit’s imminent arrival drives the inmate to rage and sexual violence, Jansen is rescued but then becomes entangled in a ruthless political scandal and power struggle that overlooks individual suffering.
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