Directed by:
Marc BrummundCinematography:
Judith KaufmannComposer:
Anne NikitinCast:
Louis Hofmann, Alexander Held, Stephan Grossmann, Katharina Lorenz, Max Riemelt, Uwe Bohm, Enno Trebs, Langston Uibel, Anna Bullard, Justus Rosenkranz (more)Plots(1)
West Germany, 1968. It's the age of youth upheaval but the rebellious 14-year-old Wolfgang winds up at the detention center Freistatt, after having attacked his mother's new boyfriend. An unfamiliar institution where reprimands with nightsticks and forced labor are part of daily life. Wolfgang is neither large nor strong, but he has a mind of granite and stands up against the system. Something that he will pay a high price for. Sanctuary is an uncompromising film about an uncompromising young man who rentlessly struggles for self-worth in a merciless "educational system." Based on true events and a very dark chapter in Germany's history, where this institution survived into the twenty-first century. (Göteborg Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Louis Hofmann
Germany
Best movies:
Land of Mine (2015)
Sanctuary (2014)
The German Lesson (2019)
Alexander Held
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Wave (2008)
Stephan Grossmann
East Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Phantom Pain (2009)
Tough Enough (2006)
Katharina Lorenz
West Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Off Beat (2004)
Sein letztes Rennen (2013)
Max Riemelt
East Germany
Uwe Bohm
West Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
My Best Enemy (2011)
Enno Trebs
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
The White Ribbon (2009)
The Poll Diaries (2010)
Langston Uibel
UK
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Afire (2023)
Isi & Ossi (2020)
Anna Bullard
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Rebel in the Rye (2017)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Justus Rosenkranz
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Gonger - Das Böse vergisst nie (2008) (TV movie)
Katie Fforde (2010) (series)
Megan Gay
New Zealand
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Berlin Calling (2008)
Hans Peter Korff
German Empire
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Pappa ante Portas (1991)
Peppermint Peace (1983)
Katharina Schütz
Switzerland
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Wolfsfährte (2010) (TV movie)
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen
West Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022)
Anouk Bödeker
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Apropos Glück (2016) (TV movie)
Leonard Boes
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book (2009)
Jette Jungjohann
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Franz Anton Kroß
Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Afrika - Wohin mein Herz mich trägt (2006) (TV movie)
Eine Robbe und das große Glück (2007) (TV movie)
Marc Boutter
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)