Striving for Freedom (2013)
Silesia, 1844. After her husband dies in a brutally suppressed weavers’ uprising, Mila emigrates to America. En route to Texas, she rescues Countess Cecilie Hohenberg from her violent husband. Captured by Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump, the women must navigate captivity, while Mila forges unexpected bonds amid the struggle for freedom.
Director: Rainer Matsutani
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Emilia Schüle as Mila Hofmann |
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Nadja Uhl as Cecilie von Hohenberg |
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Benno Fürmann as Arnim von Hohenberg |
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Wesley French as Buffalo Hemp |
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Thomas Thieme as Prinz Carl von Kronach |
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Tony Caprari as Jack Slayton |
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Richard Le Sueur as Settler #1 |
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Jannis Niewöhner as Mats |
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Simon Schwarz as Hans Cordes |
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Warrick Grier as Martin Seitz |
| Writing | Caroline Hecht | Writer |
| Directing | Rainer Matsutani | Director |
| Writing | Rainer Matsutani | Writer |
| Camera | Gerhard Schirlo | Director of Photography |
| Production | Max Wiedemann | Producer |
| Production | Quirin Berg | Producer |
| Sound | Karim Sebastian Elias | Music |