The Kleist File(Die Akte Kleist)
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Germany · 2011
52m
Director Torsten Striegnitz
Starring Alexander Beyer, Meret Becker, Nina Hoss
Genre History, Documentary, Drama
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On November 21st, 1811, the German poet Kleist was found shot at the edge of a lake. This documentary explores the lasting questions remaining about the poet’s mysterious death, a topic much less well known and understood than his work.
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