Grabenplatz 17

Synopsis

Grabenplatz 17 (1958) centers on a police investigation launched after a young boy disappears shortly after discovering the body of his murdered mother. As detectives race against time to locate the missing child, uncover connections to organized crime, and follow a trail of kidnappers while his worsening illness leaves him only days to survive without treatment, the search develops into a desperate struggle to save both a witness and a victim. This West German crime thriller examines justice and human compassion within a fast-moving police procedural, as the investigation grows increasingly urgent, with murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy.