2009

2h 24m

7.5(1064 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Overview

An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.

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84 members

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Christian Friedel

The School Teacher

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Ernst Jacobi

The School Teacher as an Old Man (voice)

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Leonie Benesch

Eva

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Ulrich Tukur

The Baron

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Fion Mutert

Sigmund

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Ursina Lardi

Marie Louise

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Burghart Klaußner

The Pastor

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Steffi Kühnert

The Pastor's Wife

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Maria Dragus

Klara

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Josef Bierbichler

The Steward

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Rainer Bock

The Doctor

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Susanne Lothar

The Midwife

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Roxane Duran

Anna

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Eddy Grahl

Karli

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Levin Henning

Adolf

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Leonard Proxauf

Martin

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Gabriela Maria Schmeide

The Steward's Wife

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Janina Fautz

Erna

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Detlev Buck

Eva's Father

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Birgit Minichmayr

Frieda

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Carmen-Maja Antoni

Bathing Midwife

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Michael Kranz

The Tutor

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Thibault Sérié

Gustav

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Johanna Busse

Margarete

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Enno Trebs

Georg

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Theo Trebs

Ferdinand

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Miljan Chatelain

Rudolf

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Branko Samarovski

The Farmer

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Klaus Manchen

The Farmer (voice)

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Sebastian Hülk

Max

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Kai-Peter Malina

Karl

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Kristina Kneppek

Else

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Stephanie Amarell

Sophie

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Bianca Mey

Paula

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Aaron Denkel

Kurti

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Mika Ahrens

Willi

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Anne-Kathrin Gummich

Eva's Mother

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Luzie Ahrens

Schoolchild

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Gary Bestla

Schoolchild

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Leonard Boes

Schoolchild

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Felix Boettcher

Schoolchild

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Sophie Czech

Schoolchild

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Paraschiva Dragus

Schoolchild

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Selina Ewald

Schoolchild

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Nora Gruler

Schoolchild

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Tim Guderjahn

Schoolchild

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Jonas Jennerjahn

Schoolchild

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Ole Joensson

Schoolchild

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Gerrit Langentepe

Schoolchild

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Lena Pankow

Schoolchild

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Sebastian Pauli

Schoolchild

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Franz Rewoldt

Schoolchild

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Kevin Schmolinski

Schoolchild

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Alexander Sedl

Schoolchild

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Nino Seide

Schoolchild

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Marvin Ray Spey

Schoolchild

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Malin Steffen

Schoolchild

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Lilli Trebs

Schoolchild

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Paul Wolf

Schoolchild

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Margarete Zimmermann

Schoolchild

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Christian Klischat

Gendarm

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Michael Schenk

Detective

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Hanuš Polak jr.

Detective

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Sara Schivazappa

The Italian Nanny

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Marisa Growaldt

The Maid

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Vincent Krüger

Fritz

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Rüdiger Hauffe

Workman

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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

Farmer

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Florian Köhler

Farmer

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Sebastian Łach

Foreign Harvester

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Marcin Tyrol

Foreign Harvester

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Sebastian Badurek

Foreign Harvester

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Krzysztof Zarzecki

Foreign Harvester

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Sebastian Pawlak

Foreign Harvester

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Lilli Fichtner

Girl at Harvest Feast

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Amelie Litwin

Girl at Harvest Feast

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Paula Kalinski

Girl at Harvest Feast

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Matthias Linke

Band Musician

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Vladik Otaryan

Band Musician

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Peter Mörike

Band Musician

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Hans-Matthias Glassmann

Band Musician

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Nikita Vaganov

Band Musician

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Mercedes Jadea Diaz

Eva's Sister (uncredited)

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Simon Pawlowsky

Villager (uncredited)

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