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Free Country

Free Country

20206.22h 10m

Overview

Former East Germany, 1992. Patrick Stein and Markus Bach, two very different police officers, are commissioned to investigate the disappearance of two female teenagers in a remote area of the country. Did they run away from home or did something more terrible happen to them?

Directed by Christian Alvart
Written by Christian Alvart, Alberto Rodríguez, Siegfried Kamml
Produced by Christian Alvart, Siegfried Kamml, Timm Oberwelland
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Top Cast

Trystan Pütter

Trystan Pütter

Patrick Stein

Felix Kramer

Felix Kramer

Markus Bach

Nora Waldstätten

Nora Waldstätten

Katharina Kraft

Ben Hartmann

Ben Hartmann

Richy Horn

Alva Schäfer

Alva Schäfer

Nicole

Ludwig Simon

Ludwig Simon

Charlie

Uwe Dag Berlin

Uwe Dag Berlin

Horst

Leonard Kunz

Leonard Kunz

Kevin

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Alexander Radszun

Ücker

Marc Limpach

Marc Limpach

Kalle Möller

Themes & Keywords

small townremakeco-workers relationshipeast germanybased on moviegood cop bad cop1990sstate crimes

About Free Country

Free Country is a drama, thriller film released in 2020 exploring themes of small town, remake, co-workers relationship, east germany, based on movie, good cop bad cop. Directed by Christian Alvart, it stars Trystan Pütter, Felix Kramer, Nora Waldstätten. Former East Germany, 1992. Patrick Stein and Markus Bach, two very different police officers, are commissioned to investigate the disappearance of two female teenagers in a remote area of the country. Did they run away from home or did something more terrible happen to them?

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