# The Dumpling Affair (2017)

> A sardonic Bavarian police officer must solve his boss’s murder after his own knife makes him the prime suspect.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/287394

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Ed Herzog
- Cast: Sebastian Bezzel, Simon Schwarz, Francis Fulton-Smith, Lisa Maria Potthoff, Nora Waldstätten, Enzi Fuchs, Eisi Gulp, Gerhard Wittmann
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5541132/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, sardonic, irreverent, lazy sunday, light mystery night

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