The Last Execution

Original title: Nahschuss

2021
1h 56m

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6.7/10

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Devid Striesow, Lars Eidinger, and Luise Heyer in The Last Execution (2021)

Life of Werner Teske, the last man to be executed in former East Germany in 1981 before the death penalty was finally abolished in 1987.

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Life of Werner Teske, the last man to be executed in former East Germany in 1981 before the death penalty was finally abolished in 1987.Life of Werner Teske, the last man to be executed in former East Germany in 1981 before the death penalty was finally abolished in 1987.Life of Werner Teske, the last man to be executed in former East Germany in 1981 before the death penalty was finally abolished in 1987.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
The film's screenplay is based on the real-life case of accused East German engineer Werner Teske, renamed Franz Walter here, executed in 1981, the last victim of the autocratic state.

Goofs
The Longplay of the east-German Band "CITY" containing the Song "Am Fenster" was first published in 1978. 9 years after the scene where he put on the record.

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Am Fenster
Written by City (uncredited)
Performed by City

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9/10

Lars Eidinger's masterpiece

An impeccable German production, from the costumes, editing, scripts, actors, but above all an incredible performance by Lars Eidinger.

This film covers the life of a man who ruined his life for helping the Stasi, the filmmaker Franziska Stünkel rescues the true story of Werner Teske (Franz Walter in the film). When Walter is sent as a spy to West Germany, it will not take him long to realize that the system to which he has sworn allegiance is not what it seems, as they will force him to carry out highly questionable practices, such as blackmail, psychological pressure and diagnostics forged.