The Trial (2011)

ALL 11/05/2011 (de) Documentary 116 Min
  • Release
    11/05/2011
  • Production
    FrameLab Film
  • Rotten tomato
    63%
  • Original title
    Der Prozess
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Story

  2. Michael Palm

    Editor

  3. Michael Seeber

    Producer



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The Trial (2011) 116 Min

ALL 11/05/2011 (de)
Documentary
  • Release 11/05/2011
  • Production
    FrameLab Film
  • Original title Der Prozess
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Gerald Igor Hauzenberger

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Michael Palm

    Editor

  4. Michael Seeber

    Producer