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Auftrag: Mord!

Name: Auftrag: Mord!
Director: Dieter Lemmel
Released: 1970
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

2.0/10

Limited

1970

Director

Dieter Lemmel

Runtime

88 minutes

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Auftrag: Mord! is a typical 1970s crime procedural that emphasizes genre clichés over social critique. The narrative is centered on a male-dominated conspiracy of greed, offering limited space for diverse viewpoints. The film relies on established power structures and traditional character roles. It functions as a standard investigative drama, focusing on individual criminality and the resolution of crimes by authority figures. Overall, the work does not aim to disrupt social hierarchies. Instead, it presents a narrow view of identity, adhering to the demographic and narrative conventions of its time.

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Category Breakdown

Does Auftrag: Mord! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or challenge traditional identity norms.

How does Auftrag: Mord! portray gender?

Fair

The story revolves around male-driven greed and homicide. Female characters are mainly portrayed as passive victims or figures of terror, reinforcing traditional ideas of vulnerability.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Auftrag: Mord!?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white and European, with no significant racial or ethnic diversity.

How does Auftrag: Mord! represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows a traditional detective plot focused on individual morality and restorative justice, without challenging Western cultural frameworks.

Does Auftrag: Mord! include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not address characters with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. There is no engagement with themes of chronic illness or physical impairment.

Present on Screen

The film provides a clear, structured detective procedural narrative.
It effectively uses a classic crime-and-conspiracy plot structure.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Female characters are often passive or victimized within the plot.
The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, reflecting a homogeneous demographic.
There is no engagement with disability or neurodivergent perspectives.

Official Synopsis

The unscrupulous bar owner Otto Grolbek hires the masseur Janos Klewe to murder his landlady. He then wants to inherit her and get his hands on some urgently needed money. But things turn out differently than planned: Janos is killed during the attempted murder in Portugal and Vera returns to Germany terrified. Now Otto has to commit the crime himself and kills his landlady. He disguises the crime perfectly, but has not reckoned with Inspector Mungowski's subtlety ...

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