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CrimeDrama

The Free Will

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After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.

Release Date : 2006-08-23

Language :FrenchGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Colonia MediaARD

Production Country : Germany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Character Name : Theo

Original Name : Jürgen Vogel

Gender : Male

Sabine Timoteo

Character Name : Nettie

Original Name : Sabine Timoteo

Gender : Female

André Hennicke

Character Name : Sascha

Original Name : André Hennicke

Gender : Male

Manfred Zapatka

Character Name : Nettie's father

Original Name : Manfred Zapatka

Gender : Male

Judith Engel

Character Name : Anja Schattschneider

Original Name : Judith Engel

Gender : Female

Maya Bothe

Character Name : Sybille

Original Name : Maya Bothe

Gender : Female

Anna Brass

Character Name : Raped woman in the dunes

Original Name : Anna Brass

Gender : Female

Anne-Kathrin Golinsky

Character Name : Seller in department store

Original Name : Anne-Kathrin Golinsky

Gender : Male

Anna De Carlo

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Anna De Carlo

Gender : Male

Frank Wickermann

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Frank Wickermann

Gender : Male

Bernadette Büllmann

Character Name : Singer of "Ave Maria"

Original Name : Bernadette Büllmann

Gender : Male

Marcel Batangtaris

Character Name : Toni

Original Name : Marcel Batangtaris

Gender : Male

Andreas Laurenz Maier

Character Name : Marius

Original Name : Andreas Laurenz Maier

Gender : Male

Reviews

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cineast78

@cineast78

2024-11-12

**Courage to Tell Without Judging** For those who can engage with a story where the creators have the courage to depict people without dividing their actions into what they "should" or "should not" do, without constantly playing the role of judge, and instead focusing on the subjective experience of these individuals, this film comes highly recommended. It is not a "beautiful" film. There are no simple answers. But the emotions and experiences of the people involved are portrayed in a way that is intense, unfiltered, and realistic. So honest and raw that it hurts. For everyone else, colorful Disney films are recommended. In those, there is always a "good" and a "bad," and everyone gets what they deserve according to the unrelenting moral judgment of the story. Sadly, the reviews from the "morally superior" will likely be just as negative for Glasner's new film, as "grace" in their view is only reserved for the "good" ones...