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Sanctuary

Sanctuary

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Sanctuary

2015

1h 44m

7.2(91 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Louis Hofmann

Louis Hofmann

Wolfgang Rosenkötter

Katharina Lorenz

Katharina Lorenz

Ingrid - Mutter von Wolfgang

Uwe Bohm

Uwe Bohm

Heinz - Stiefvater von Wolfgang

Alexander Held

Alexander Held

Hausvater Brockmann

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Bruder Krapp

Stephan Grossmann

Stephan Grossmann

Bruder Wilde

Hans Peter Korff

Hans Peter Korff

Pastor Abeln

Anna Bullard

Anna Bullard

Angelika Brockmann

Enno Trebs

Enno Trebs

Bernd

Justus Rosenkranz

Justus Rosenkranz

Mattis

Creative team

Directed by: Marc Brummund
Written by: Marc Brummund
Nicole Armbruster
Produced by: Rüdiger Heinze
Stefan Sporbert

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