Sleeper

Drama, Germany/Austria 2005

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Johannes, a new assistant at the university, is asked to provide reports on an Algerian colleague - who is suspected of being a sleeper. He refuses, but the seed of doubt has been planted. A fragile friendship which is overshadowed by professional and emotional competition eventually leads to betrayal.
100 min
SD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German

Awards

First Steps Award 2005
Film Art Festival Schwerin "The Flying Ox": Best Film
Max Ophüls Award Best Feature Film 2006

More information

Composer:

Lorenz Dangel

Cast:

Bastian Trost (Johannes Mehrveldt)

Mehdi Nebbou (Farid Atabay)

Loretta Pflaum (Beate Werner)

Gundi Ellert (Mrs. Wasser)

Wolfgang Pregler (Prof. Behringer)

Charlotte Eschmann (Johannes' Grandmother)

Ludwig Bang (Secret Service Agent)

Masayuki Akiyoshi (Fei Li)

Original title:

Schläfer

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German