The Chosen Ones (2014)
In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.
Director: Christoph Röhl
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Julia Jentsch as Petra Grust (jung) |
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Ulrich Tukur as Simon Pistorius |
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Johanna Gastdorf as Petra-alt |
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Lena Stolze as Vera |
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Patrick Joswig as Frank Hoffmann |
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Rainer Bock as Helmut Hoffmann |
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Anna Blomeier as Ulrike |
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Nico Kleemann as Volker |
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Leon Seidel as Frank Hoffmann |
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Béla Gabor Lenz as Erik von der Burg (jung) |
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Gertrud Dassl as Edith Blank |
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Adam Bousdoukos as Thomas |
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Johann Adam Oest as Prof. Hasso Grafenburg |
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Bernd Stegemann as Grust |
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Niels-Bruno Schmidt as |
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Christian Friedel as Manfred Wolf |
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Julien Wolff as Tom |
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Leopold Klieeisen as Jörg |
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Stella Holzapfel as Heike |
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Karl Alexander Seidel as |
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Paul Falk as |
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Johanna Herbst as |
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Helen Woigk as Katja |
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Dominik Lindhorst as |
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Alexa Wilzek as |
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Arne Gottschling as |
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Nadine Petry as |
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Benjamin Grüter as Erik von der Burg (alt) |
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Guido Renner as |
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Renate Kohn as |
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Frank W. Rima as Lehrer |
| Directing | Christoph Röhl | Director |
| Editing | Bernd Schriever | Editor |
| Camera | Peter Steuger | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Vessela Martschewski | Editor |
| Writing | Sylvia Leuker | Writer |
| Writing | Benedikt Röskau | Writer |
| Sound | Ali N. Askin | Music |
| Sound | Christoph von Schönburg | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maike Heinlein | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Jürgen Klein | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Jeanette Diszler | Continuity |
| Sound | Hubertus Rath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Sabin Enste | Property Master |
| Production | Martina Christian | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maike Heinlein | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Christoph von Schönburg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eva Claudius | Dialogue Editor |
