Der freie Wille

2006Movie⏱️ 2h 43mUnrated

CrimeDrama

⭐ 7.4

IMDB Rating

3,404 votes

A man is released from a mental institution after serving 9 years for multiple rape.

Director

Matthias Glasner

Writers

Judith Angerbauer, Matthias Glasner, Jürgen Vogel

Stars

Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, André Hennicke

Release Date

August 24, 2006

Language

German, French

Country

Germany

🏆 5

Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 15

Reviews

📋 6.4K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Jürgen Vogel

as Theo Stoer

Sabine Timoteo

as Netti Engelbrecht

André Hennicke

as Sascha

Manfred Zapatka

as Netti's father Claus Engelbrecht

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Judith Engel

as Anja Schattschneider

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Anna Brass

as Raped woman in the dunes

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Anne-Kathrin Golinsky

as Seller in department store

Maya Bothe

as Sybille

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Frank Wickermann

as Michael

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Anna De Carlo

as Waitress

💰 Box Office

$41,398

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Belgium

Production

Colonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

GermanPsychological DramaCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Gripping movie experience but way too long

by neomagic • 2006-08-02

7/10

"Saw it here in Germany yesterday. This is a pretty intense film. It's a psychological study about two people, one of them a rapist and one a shy young women (strange personality as well) who seem to develop feelings for each other. Because of the very gritty atmosphere and some disturbing scenes quite a few people left the cinema. Even though I appreciated some of the film's aspects like not holding back on anything and developing deep characters I still felt like the director forgot to deliver a final cut of the movie: it was so long (160 minutes) and stuffed with endless shots that..."