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  • 6.7/10
  • RUNTIME: 1h 56m
  • COUNTRIES: Austria
  • Subtitles: Deutsch

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. Read More

Watch The Trial online. Featuring Martin Balluch and Felix Hnat, The Trial is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6.7. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in Austria and was released on 2011. The Trial was directed by Gerald Igor Hauzenberger,Lisa Ganser. Read Less