In East Germany, a special investigator said to have paranormal abilities, is assigned the task of looking into the disappearance of a six-year-old boy.

The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler begins at 1:06

The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler by Paul Philipp
Copyright: Courtesy of Interfilm Berlin Distribution and Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion
East Germany, 1987: The special investigator Mahler is said to have paranormal abilities. The police assigns him to solve the case of the 6-year-old Henry Kiefer, who is missing for weeks now, before this issue leads to political tensions with the West. But then he brings something to light that makes this family tragedy especially political...

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CAST:

Mr. Mahler: André M. Hennicke
Henry Kiefer: Dante Gutierrez Janssen
Gabriele Kiefer: Jasmin Schwiers
Ulrich Kiefer: Matthias Lier
Brischko: Bernd Stegemann

CREW:

Producer: Moritz Helmes
Screenplay: Belo Schwarz
Director: Paul Philipp // www.paulphilipp.net
DoP: Jann Döppert // www.jann.se
Art Direction: Pierre Brayard
Costume Design: Kaya Kürten
Sound: Simon Wolf
Editor: Robert Stuprich
Sound Design: Johannes Kunz // www.johanneskunz.com
Music: Daniel Elias Brenner // www.danielbrenner.de

and many more

Production: Zum goldenen Lamm // www.zum-goldenen-lamm.com
Special thanks: Interfilm and Paul Philipp

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