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Sanctuary

Sanctuary

20157.31h 44m

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.

Directed by Marc Brummund
Written by Nicole Armbruster, Marc Brummund
Produced by Rüdiger Heinze, Stefan Sporbert
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipbased on true storystepfathercoming of ageincest overtones1960sschool for delinquent boysborstalyouth correctional facility

About Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of parent child relationship, based on true story, stepfather, coming of age, incest overtones, 1960s. Directed by Marc Brummund, it stars Louis Hofmann, Katharina Lorenz, Uwe Bohm. 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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