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On the 27th of December 1973, a nightmare began for an entire family. On that night, a German businessman called Thomas Niedermayer was kidnapped from his home in Belfast. He was never seen alive again by his friends or family. He became one of the "disappeared", and it seemed that no-one knew what had happened to him.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

11 August 2023

Country

Australia

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