The Master Butcher (2019)

  • 12
  • 12/27/2019 (DE)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 2h 56m

A promise of love

Overview

After his return from World War I, there is no more work for Fidelis in his parents' butcher shop in Swabia, Germany. To make a better life for himself and Eva, the former fiancée of a friend who fell in battle, he emigrates to Argus, a town in North Dakota, in the United States. The artist Delphine, in whom Eva will find a friend, also moves there. To relieve Eva's homesickness, Fidelis founds a singing club.

Louise Erdrich

Novel

Ruth Stadler

Writer

Uli Edel

Director

Doris Dörrie

Writer

Cast

Jonas Nay's headshot

Jonas Nay

Fidelis Waldvogel
Aylin Tezel's headshot

Aylin Tezel

Delphine
Leonie Benesch's headshot

Leonie Benesch

Eva
Sylvester Groth's headshot

Sylvester Groth

Robert
Vladimir Korneev's headshot

Vladimir Korneev

Cyprian
Claudia Kottal's headshot

Claudia Kottal

Clarisse Straub
Therese Hämer's headshot

Therese Hämer

Tante Lore
Martin Leutgeb's headshot

Martin Leutgeb

Sheriff Hock

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