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Sanctuary (2015) · Cineora

Sanctuary poster

A MARC BRUMMUND FILM

Sanctuary

20151h 44mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 2K votes

THE STORY

Summer 1968. 14-year-old Wolfgang is deported from his family in the secluded Church Welfare Institution sanctuary. One thing is clear for Wolfgang: His yearning for freedom, he will not soon buried in the bog.

Gritty
Dark
Tense
Growing up
Period piece
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after. Contains graphic violence and a child in peril.

DirectorMarc Brummund

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Louis HofmannWolfgang Rosenkötter

Katharina LorenzIngrid - Mutter von Wolfgang

Uwe BohmHeinz - Stiefvater von Wolfgang

Alexander HeldHausvater Brockmann

Max RiemeltBruder Krapp

Stephan GrossmannBruder Wilde

Hans Peter KorffPastor Abeln

Anna BullardAngelika Brockmann

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