M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder

M – A city hunts a murderer

„The contemporary remake of one the all-time classics of film history: Fritz Lang’s thriller “M” from 1931.

Vienna in the dead of winter. An annoyed mother sends her little daughter back to the playground to retrieve a forgotten jacket. A whistling behind the curtain of snow. The little girl follows the lure and vanishes without a trace. A child murderer is afoot.
And the city seems filled with suspects: criminals, foreigners, the socially disadvantaged, the teacher, who acts suspiciously. More and more children disappear and after a while, their bodies start turning up. The police struggle with a series of defeats, whereas
the yellow press dash at the story like vultures. It is, first and foremost, a political problem. And, at the same time, a long-awaited opportunity for the ambitious and populist Minister of the Interior. Surveillance cameras installed at every corner, demands for the death penalty for the perpetrator. The criminal underworld interfere – the child murderer has to be found so they can continue with their usual dirty business, unhindered.
A witch hunt begins. A city hunts a murderer.

Starring Sarah Viktoria Frick, Christian Dolezal, Verena Altenberger, Gerhard Liebmann, Dominik Maringer, Johanna Orsini-Rosenberg, Lars Eidinger, Sophie Rois, Murathan Muslu, Julia Stemberger, Stefko Hanushevsky, Bela B Felsenheimer, Thomas Frank, Moritz Bleibtreu, Michael Fuith, Udo Kier, Felix Römer, Marleen Lohse, Christoph Krutzler, Lisa Lena Tritscher, André Pohl, Gabriela Hegedüs, and many more.“ … superfilm.at

Written by Evi Romen & David Schalko
Directed by David Schalko
Produced by John Lueftner & David Schalko
Cinematography: Martin Gschlacht
Setdesign: Hubert Klausner & Hannes Salat
Edited by Christoph Brunner
Music: Dorit Chrysler
Costume Design: Alfred Mayerhofer

Sounddesign: Manuel Grandpierre
Foley Artist: Andreas Schneider
Dialog Editing & ReRecording: Thomas Pötz