Prosecution (GFF)
暴行火遮眼 (GFF)
- Released
- 13 Sep 2026
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Original title
- Staatsschutz
- Language
- de
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 113 minutes.
What it is about
Young German-Korean prosecutor Seyo Kim is determined to bring far-right extremists to justice in Germany. When she survives a racist attack on her own life, she defies her superiors and takes the perpetrators to court herself, uncovering a right-wing network with ties deep into the institutions meant to stop it. Director Faraz Shariat's second feature is grounded in years of meticulous research into Germany's legal system and its handling of far-right violence, a subject that feels urgent at the moment.
2026 Panorama Audience Award, C.I.C.A.E. Award, Heiner Carow Prize, Berlinale
What to expect
A young German-Korean prosecutor survives a racist attack, then defies her superiors to prosecute the perpetrators herself. Director Faraz Shariat spent years researching Germany's legal system and its record on far-right violence, and that work shows in the procedural detail. The movie won the Panorama Audience Award, the C.I.C.A.E. Award, and the Heiner Carow Prize at the 2026 Berlinale. It opens in Hong Kong on 13 September 2026, in German with English subtitles only. Runtime is 113 minutes.
Cast
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Chen Emilie Yan
Seyo Kim -
Julia Jentsch
Alexandra Tiedemann -
Alev Irmak
Ayten Alican -
Arnd Klawitter
OStA Forch -
Sebastian Urzendowsky
OStA Quant -
Kotbong Yang
Min-Su -
Petra Hartung
OstA'In Kessler -
Kathrin Angerer
Anwältin Haas -
Mercy Dorcas Otieno
Maida Cali -
Benjamin Radjaipour
Fidan -
Max Krause
Pascal Röder - Jonathan Kempf Christian Kolwe
- Lasse Klene Enrico Base
- Alain Kappel Emmanuel Bela
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Jörg Westphal
Vorsitzender Richter
Crew
- Director Faraz Shariat
- Screenplay Claudia Schaefer
- Music Gabríel Ólafs
- Director of Photography Lotta Kilian
- Editor Friederike Hohmuth
- Producer Faraz Shariat
- Producer Paulina Lorenz
- Producer Jorgo Narjes
Common questions
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- German, with English subtitles only. No Chinese subtitles are listed.
- How long is the movie?
- 113 minutes.
- Is it suitable for children?
- The Hong Kong certificate is not listed in the available information. The subject matter involves racist violence and court proceedings.
- Is there an IMAX or large-format version?
- No large-format presentation is mentioned, so a standard screening is fine.