Germany / Oct 01, 2014 / 12 / ARD
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nico Kleemann | Volker |
| Leon Seidel | Frank Hoffmann |
| Béla Gabor Lenz | Erik von der Burg (jung) |
| Gertrud Dassl | Edith Blank |
| Adam Bousdoukos | Thomas |
| Johann Adam Oest | Prof. Hasso Grafenburg |
| Bernd Stegemann | Grust |
| Niels-Bruno Schmidt | |
| Christian Friedel | Manfred Wolf |
| Julien Wolff | Tom |
| Leopold Klieeisen | Jörg |
| Stella Holzapfel | Heike |
| Karl Alexander Seidel | |
| Paul Falk | |
| Johanna Herbst | |
| Helen Woigk | Katja |
| Dominik Lindhorst |
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| Alexa Wilzek | |
| Arne Gottschling | |
| Nadine Petry | |
| Benjamin Grüter | Erik von der Burg (alt) |
| Guido Renner | |
| Renate Kohn | |
| Frank W. Rima | Lehrer |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Auserwählten |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ndF Berlin, ARD |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 2014 |
| Writer | Sylvia Leuker, Benedikt Röskau |
| Editing | Vessela Martschewski, Bernd Schriever |
| Cinematography | Peter Steuger |
| Assistant directors | Christoph Röhl, Jeanette Diszler |
| Camera operators | Peter Steuger |
| Additional photography | Peter Steuger |
| Production design | Sabin Enste |
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| Art direction | Sabin Enste |
| Set decoration | Sabin Enste |
| Stunts | Jürgen Klein |
| Music | Ali N. Askin, Christoph von Schönburg, Eva Claudius, Hubertus Rath |
| Sound | Ali N. Askin, Christoph von Schönburg, Eva Claudius, Hubertus Rath |
| Costume design | Maike Heinlein |
| Makeup | Maike Heinlein |
| Hairstyling | Maike Heinlein |
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