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  • Strähl (2004)
  • 83 min | Crime, Drama
Strähl (2004)
83 min | Crime, Drama

Zurich drug agent Herbert Strähl dreams of making a big catch. Yet the only fish he manages to catch is the piranha in the aquarium tank he has at home. He laboriously persists in grappling with small-time dealers and junkies while being ...See moreZurich drug agent Herbert Strähl dreams of making a big catch. Yet the only fish he manages to catch is the piranha in the aquarium tank he has at home. He laboriously persists in grappling with small-time dealers and junkies while being left in the lurch again and again by his colleagues Ruedi, Dani and Marco. Strähl hides his loneliness and his yearning for love behind fits of rage, amphetamines and yelling until his choleric temperament finally becomes his undoing: as he's conducting a house search, a junkie jumps out of the window. Strähl is suspended. And that's just the start of his problems. Suddenly Strähl finds himself at the mercy of two junkies: the soccer fanatic René and his girlfriend Carol could exonerate him with their testimony. Strähl's attempts to persuade them fail in face of Carol's stubbornness. In desperation, he ends up raiding the small-time dealer Beko and stealing from his stash of heroin to get René and Carol to relent. This sets off a chain of events that brings the big catch within reach. See less
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Corinna Glaus | Ivan Jago (as Ivan Siegenthaler) | Susann Rüdlinger | Susan Spafford (as Susan Müller)
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Updated Jan 2, 2004

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Dec 8, 2005 (Germany)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Nderim Hajrullahu
Beko Mussafr Beko Mussafr   See fewer
Manuel Löwensberg
René Wehrli René Wehrli   See fewer
Mike Müller
Ruedi Lautenschlager Ruedi Lautenschlager   See fewer
Max Rüdlinger
Max Brunner Max Brunner   See fewer
Raphael Clamer
Beat Schuppisser Beat Schuppisser   See fewer
Elfat Nuhiji
Hodxha Hodxha   See fewer
Liri Lushi
Beko's Mother (as Lirie Lushi) Beko's Mother (as Lirie Lushi)   See fewer
Adem Kicai
Berisha Berisha   See fewer
André Seidenberg
Dr. Arbenz Dr. Arbenz   See fewer
Katrin Brenk
Actress Actress   See fewer
Albert Tanner
Grumpy Man in Basement Grumpy Man in Basement   See fewer
Maggie Herrmann
Kiosk Clerk Kiosk Clerk   See fewer
Filippo Bonacci
Police Station Receptionist (uncredited) Police Station Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
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