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Sanctuary

72
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1h 44m
Drama
Starring Louis Hofmann · Katharina Lorenz · Uwe Bohm
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Summer 1968. 14-year-old Wolfgang is deported from his family in the secluded Church Welfare Institution sanctuary. One thing is clear for Wolfgang: His yearning for freedom, he will not soon buried in the bog.

Director
Marc Brummund
Producers
Rüdiger Heinze, Stefan Sporbert
Music
Anne Nikitin
Studio
ARD
Original Title
Freistatt
Original Language
German
Keywords
parent child relationship stepfather based on true story coming of age incest overtones 1960s school for delinquent boys borstal youth correctional facility
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Cast

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L
Louis Hofmann
Wolfgang Rosenkötter
K
Katharina Lorenz
Ingrid - Mutter von Wolfgang
U
Uwe Bohm
Heinz - Stiefvater von Wolfgang
A
Alexander Held
Hausvater Brockmann
M
Max Riemelt
Bruder Krapp
S
Stephan Grossmann
Bruder Wilde
H
Hans Peter Korff
Pastor Abeln
A
Anna Bullard
Angelika Brockmann
E
Enno Trebs
Bernd
J
Justus Rosenkranz
Mattis
L
Langston Uibel
Anton
H
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen
Bruder Hanebuth
M
Megan Gay
Frau vom Jugendamt
K
Katharina Schütz
Frau Brockmann
A
Anouk Bödeker
Sabine

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