The city of Hamburg in the 1980s. It’s world-famous red-light district is booming, when Werner Pinzner emerges on the scene. Legalized prostitution, drinking, drugs, and every vice imaginable, all within a mere few city blocks. Fights over territory, this is nothing new but Pinzner changes things – as willing executioner for one of the area’s kingpins.
With chilling audio recordings and never-before-seen accounts, „St. Pauli Assassin“ reveals Pinzner’s 14-month reign of terror. Explore the intimate world of the era’s underworld bosses through a pimp’s private photo collection. Dive into the minds of those who knew Pinzner, and the relentless investigators who pursued him. Witness the puzzle of contradictions, recreated through stunning reenactments, shedding light on the double life of a married killer.
St. Pauli Assassin is not just a crime saga. This Cannes-acclaimed film is also a captivating glimpse into the shady world of this world-famous red-light district in the 1980s.
Don’t miss the exceptional performance of Gunnar Tietzmann, who brings the 1980s serial killer back to life with spine-tingling realism, rekindling the fear of that era.
With the help of the latest AI technology, you will hear interviewees and actors talk with their own voice in your language.
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