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The Trial (2011)
Directed by Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
Documentary · 1h 56m
At 6am on May 21, 2008, armed police burst into the apartment of Austrian dog trainer and animal-rights activist Sabine Koch, arresting her. After three months in custody, Koch, together with 12 other animal-rights activists, went on trial. They were charged with being members of a criminal organisation and therefore breaching article 273a of the Austrian Penal Code, introduced in the wake of 9/11. The article’s intention is to allow the state to stifle terrorist activity. Years of observation, house searches, and undercover agents – the police left no stone unturned in its bid to prove the animal-rights activists’ guilt. The sobering result: five million Euros worth of investigation, no proof and a great deal of scepticism towards the Austrian justice system – and democracy itself.
Cast
Felix Hnat
Crew
- Director
- Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
- Screenplay
- Gerald Igor Hauzenberger
- Writer
- David Wingate, Ebba Sinzinger
- Editor
- Michael Palm
- Producer
- Michael Seeber
Details
- Original title
- Der Prozess
- Release date
- 2011-11-05
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Austria
- Production
- FrameLab Film