The Free Will

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Matthias Glasner
Writer Judith Angerbauer (Writer), Matthias Glasner (Writer), Jürgen Vogel (Writer)
Original Title Der freie Wille
Release Date August 23, 2006
Runtime 163 min (2h 43m)
Country Germany
Language DE
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Colonia Media • ARD

The Free Will (2006)

Directed by Matthias Glasner
• Written by Judith Angerbauer , Matthias Glasner , Jürgen Vogel
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (61 votes) ⏱️ 163 min 🎬 Crime, Drama

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61 ratings
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Synopsis

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.

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Director Matthias Glasner
Matthias Glasner
Director
 Writer Judith Angerbauer
Judith Angerbauer
Writer
 Writer Matthias Glasner
Matthias Glasner
Writer
 Jürgen Vogel
Jürgen Vogel
Theo
 Sabine Timoteo
Sabine Timoteo
Nettie
 André Hennicke
André Hennicke
Sascha
 Manfred Zapatka
Manfred Zapatka
Nettie's father
 Judith Engel
Judith Engel
Anja Schattschneider
 Maya Bothe
Maya Bothe
Sybille
 Anna Brass
Anna Brass
Raped woman in the dunes
 Anne-Kathrin Golinsky
Anne-Kathrin Golinsky
Seller in department store
 Anna De Carlo
Anna De Carlo
Waitress
 Frank Wickermann
Frank Wickermann
Michael
 Bernadette Büllmann
Bernadette Büllmann
Singer of "Ave Maria"
 Marcel Batangtaris
Marcel Batangtaris
Toni