**Courage to Tell Without Judging** For those who can engage with a story where the creators have the courage to depict people without dividing their actions into what they "should" or "should not" do, without constantly playing the role of judge, and instead focusing on the subjective experience of these individuals, this film comes highly recommended. It is not a "beautiful" film. There are no simple answers. But the emotions and experiences of the people involved are portrayed in a way that is intense, unfiltered, and realistic. So honest and raw that it hurts. For everyone else, colorful Disney films are recommended. In those, there is always a "good" and a "bad," and everyone gets what they deserve according to the unrelenting moral judgment of the story. Sadly, the reviews from the "morally superior" will likely be just as negative for Glasner's new film, as "grace" in their view is only reserved for the "good" ones...
After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.
Quick Stats
7.0
TMDB Rating
60
Votes
2h 43m
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Key Crew
DirectorMatthias Glasner
WriterJudith Angerbauer
CinematographyIngo Scheel
EditorJulia Wiedwald
Production DesignConny Kotte
Produced by
Colonia MediaARD
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1 featuredCast

Jürgen Vogel
Theo

Sabine Timoteo
Nettie

André Hennicke
Sascha

Manfred Zapatka
Nettie's father

Judith Engel
Anja Schattschneider

Maya Bothe
Sybille
A
Anna Brass
Raped woman in the dunes
A
Anne-Kathrin Golinsky
Seller in department store
A
Anna De Carlo
Waitress
F
Frank Wickermann
Michael
B
Bernadette Büllmann
Singer of "Ave Maria"
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Marcel Batangtaris
Toni
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Andreas Laurenz Maier
Marius







