@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Stefan Book is Pastor of the Hamburger St. Pauli Church for Schanze, Karo and Kiez. He sees it as his life's task to devote himself to the fallen and stranded. In view of the flight of the young, deportation-threatened African Adoma Fauré into his church, the chummy clergyman proves to be a serious opponent of asylum policy. The fate of the girl allows him to fight for the girl's residence permit without fear of authorities or sanctions of the municipal board. Book grants her church asylum and reaches the limit of its legal possibilities.
Quick Stats
3.0
TMDB Rating
1
Votes
1h 30m
Runtime
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Budget
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Box Office
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Key Crew
DirectorStephan Meyer
WriterStefan Wild
CinematographyChristoph Chassée
ComposerGunther Hahn
EditorFlorentine Bruck
Produced by
ARD
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
Jan Fedder
Stefan Book
Uwe Bohm
Bodo Schüler
Margarita Broich
Sabine Sattler
M
Marie-Lou Sellem
Rita Book
S
Sabine Orléans
Evelyn Krietsch
M
Martina Offeh
Adoma Fauré
Tim Grobe
Eddi
Marie Seiser
Sarah Book
Tristan Seith
Fetti
L
Leon-Alexander Wulsch
Dennis
Felix Kramer
Bossig
Jürgen Uter
Dr. Gosch
Rüdiger Dambroth
Norbert
A
Annette Uhlen
Elke Behrendt
M
Moritz von Zeddelmann
Boran
