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The Dumpling Affair
71%
Movie
1h 38m
AI Analysis
The Dumpling Affair (2017) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Dumpling Affair (2017) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Crime with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~98 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Dumpling Affair 71% (110 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Dumpling Affair is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
71%
from 110 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2017-08-03
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 427027
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What is The Dumpling Affair about?
After a provincial policeman gets falsely accused of a crime that was committed with his pocket knife, he begins a turbulent hunt for the real murderer.
Is there an AI analysis for The Dumpling Affair?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Dumpling Affair?
The official runtime for The Dumpling Affair is approximately 98 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Sebastian Bezzel
Franz Eberhofer

Simon Schwarz
Rudi Birkenberger

Francis Fulton-Smith
Polizeidirektor Barschl

Lisa Maria Potthoff
Susi

Nora Waldstätten
Elisabeth Mayerhofer

Enzi Fuchs
Oma Eberhofer

Eisi Gulp
Papa Eberhofer

Gerhard Wittmann
Leopold Eberhofer

Branko Samarovski
Paul

Franziska Singer
Annemarie Hausladen

Lilith Stangenberg
Ivana Barschl

Sigi Zimmerschied
Moratschek

Daniel Christensen
Ignaz Flötzinger

Stephan Zinner
Simmerl

Max Schmidt
Wirt Wolfi

Yevgeni Sitokhin
Victor Grablonski

Margarethe Tiesel
Frau Moratschek

Thomas Kügel
Mayor
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