Valley of the Innocent

Police officer Eva Meyer re-visits the orphanage where she grew up with the intent of unraveling her confused identity. Stasi archives reveal that her birth was the result of a one-night stand between her mother and one of her husband’s students, a Kenyan. Her family’s plot to hide her birth, metaphorically mirrors Germany’s suppressed history in this noire thriller.

Director: Branwen Okpako

Cast: Kirsten Block, Johannes Brandrup, Angelica Domröse, Florian Panzner, Leonie Brüggenwerth, Nisma Cherrat, Jonathan Kinsler, Günter Kurze

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.