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Führer Ex

Führer Ex

Violence. Feeling. Being caught.

20026.21h 45m

Overview

Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external forces that led to his founding Germany's first neo-Nazi political party and the internal ones that led him away from it five years later.

Directed by Winfried Bonengel
Written by Winfried Bonengel, Ingo Klier, Douglas Graham
Produced by Clementina Hegewisch, Laurens Straub
Box OfficeBudget: $6.9M0

Top Cast

Christian Blümel

Christian Blümel

Heiko Degener

Aaron Hildebrand

Aaron Hildebrand

Tommy Zierer

Jule Flierl

Jule Flierl

Beate

Harry Baer

Harry Baer

Friedhelm Kaltenbach

Dieter Laser

Dieter Laser

Eduard Kellermann

Henning Peker

Henning Peker

Bonzo

Matthias Freihof

Matthias Freihof

Prison Officer

Detlef Kapplusch

Detlef Kapplusch

ABV Arndt

Luci Van Org

Luci Van Org

Elisabeth

Dennis Grabosch

Dennis Grabosch

Olaf

Themes & Keywords

prisonneo-nazismescapeberlin wallgerman democratic republicanal sexfar rightmale rape

About Führer Ex

Führer Ex is a drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of prison, neo-nazism, escape, berlin wall, german democratic republic, anal sex. Directed by Winfried Bonengel, it stars Christian Blümel, Aaron Hildebrand, Jule Flierl. Ingo Hasselbach, whose parents were Communist Party members in East Germany during his childhood, has lived at both ends of the political seesaw. The question of how people reach a change of heart is a profound one; Hasselbach describes the external forces that led to his founding Germany's first neo-Nazi political party and the internal ones that led him away from it five years later.

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