Das Versprechen - Erste Liebe lebenslänglich

Deutschland Großbritannien Niederlande Schweden Dänemark 2014-2016 Dokumentarfilm

Summary

"Das Versprechen - Erste Liebe lebenslänglich" is a documentary about Jens Söring who was sentenced to a lifetime in a US prison for the double murder of his girlfriend's parents in 1990. To this day, Söring claims his innocence. In March 1985, the then 19-year-old son of a German diplomat was accused of having murdered Elizabeth Haysom's parents in Virginia. Söring and Haysom fled to England, where they were arrested in 1986. Haysom accused Söring of being the murderer of her parents and confessed to have instigated the murder. He was handed over to US authorities in 1990 and was found guilty despite asserting his innocence and dubious court proceedings. Journalist Karin Steinberger and filmmaker Marcus Vetter try to reconstruct the progression of events before and after the murder. They interviewed Söring's lawyers and accompanied a detective on a search for new clues. The documentary features further interviews with witnesses, Söring's parents, police officers and lawyers who are partly in doubt of his guilt. The film also has Söring tell his version of the events that took place.

 

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Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Das Versprechen - Erste Liebe lebenslänglich
  • Weiterer Titel (US) The Promise
  • Weiterer Titel Promise - Das Versprechen

Versions

Original

Duration:
124 min
Format:
DCP, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Stereo
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 21.09.2016, 162369, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (DE): 24.06.2016, München, Filmfest;
Kinostart (DE): 27.10.2016

Awards

Filmfestival Türkei-Deutschland 2017
  • Öngören Preis