The authentic story of Maria Zechmeister who lived in an Upper Austrian village and was convicted of the murder of her husband. There was no evidence and no confession. Only rumors. Maria and the witnesses re-enact the trial before the camera. They tell about the marriage, the time the husband was a prisoner of war and his return from captivity. If he really had been poisoned or if she was a victim of injustice remains open. Maria Zechmeister was pardoned after serving 17 years in prison and lives in an isolated house at the outskirts of the village.
Maria Zechmeister
as herself
Rosa Renetzeder-Zeichmeister
as herself
Herbert Adamec
as defense cousel
Asher Menselssohn
as district attorney
Claudia Schneider
as speaker
Dietrich Siegel
as first investigator
Karin Herber
as investigator's wife
Michael Totz
as second investigator
