The Bruckner Case
Social worker Katherina Bruckner bites off more than she can chew when she investigates a case of child abuse she can't prove - and winds up being publicly exposed herself. It turns into a high-stakes tightrope act between legal, moral and personal challenges.
Katharina Bruckner has lots of tough cases as a child welfare social
worker, and it's no easier at home, either. Her husband, a surgeon, is
seeing a younger woman. Her daughter has to go away on business and asks
her to take care of her grandson. Then school psychologist Schubert
asks for her help: Prominent architect Mrs. Bremer came to see him
because of her 7-year-old son's hyperactivity, but the boy seemed scared
and claimed Mrs. Bremer wasn't his mother. Then the boy even
disappeared for a short while. Katharina takes care of little Joe and
wins his trust. But his mother tries to prevent her from meddling, and
publicly attacks Katharina by revealing a long-held secret...
Awards
Adolf-Grimme-Institut (2015)
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
won Best Screenplay (Hans-Ulrich Krause and Cooky Ziesche)
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
won Best Director (Urs Egger)
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
won Best Performance by an Actress (Corinna Harfouch)
Key Information
| Original Title | Der Fall Bruckner |
| Genre |
Fiction/Drama |
| Produced by: | Ziegler Film München GmbH in cooperation with kineo Filmproduction for BR |
| Year Of Production | 2014 |
| Duration | 01h30h00h00 min |
| Country Of Origin | Germany |
| Language Versions | German [OV], English [SUB TITLE] |
Cast & Crew
| Director/s | Urs Egger |
| Cast | Corinna Harfouch Christiane Paul Elon Baer Maximilian von Pufendorf Meike Droste a.o. |
| Producer/s | |
| Writer/s | Hans-Ulrich Krause Cooky Ziesche |