Sanctuary (2015)

A young free-minded German 14 year old boy in a northern Lower Saxony province town is in love with his mother. His stepfather identifies him as a competitor, and has him brought to a ... See full summary »

Director:

Marc Brummund

Writers:

Nicole Armbruster (as Nicole Armburster), Marc Brummund

Stars:

Louis Hofmann, Alexander Held, Stephan Grossmann

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis Hofmann	...	Wolfgang
Alexander Held	...	Hausvater Brockmann
Stephan Grossmann	...	Bruder Wilde
Max Riemelt	...	Bruder Krapp
Katharina Lorenz	...	Ingrid
Uwe Bohm	...	Heinz
Langston Uibel	...	Anton
Enno Trebs	...	Bernd
Justus Rosenkranz	...	Mattis
Ole Joensson	...	Hans
Anna Bullard	...	Angelika
Hans-Peter Korff	...	Pastor Abeln
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen	...	Bruder Hanebuth
Megan Gay	...	Frau vom Jugendamt
Katharina Schütz	...	Frau Brockmann

Storyline

A young free-minded German 14 year old boy in a northern Lower Saxony province town is in love with his mother. His stepfather identifies him as a competitor, and has him brought to a boarding school run by a Christian organisation. The headmaster is a psychotic person. The headmaster, and his employees want to break him, and all the other boys there as well. Tortured and hard working he decides to flee. Rioting and fearless he flees, makes his way back to his hometown only to find that his mother and stepfather won't believe his story, betray him to extradite him again to the boarding school. After months his stepfather dies unexpected and mama wants him back. There is no way back home - only the away from all the people who betrayed him to find his own way in this world.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1968 | 1960s | male rear nudity | stepfather | boy | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

25 June 2015 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Refugio

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,864

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Truth about the way kids are treated by a Sadist world

Thanks Brummund for such an excellent work. There should be more such courageous people who can tell the truth at the face of a super-hypocrite society in which we live. We live in a society which has no shortage of Sadists and very unfortunately children are the softest sufferer. I spent a year and half in a Missionary School in West Bengal, Kolkata. I was luckier than Wolfgang because my mother protected me, she did listen to me when I came home for summer vacations and complained that I will die if I go back to the mission. The film is actually so realistic, unlike what many reviewers here feel. I know that because I had been in a similar institution, though thousands of kilometres away. I remember how cruel had been many people in my locality after I returned from the coveted missionary school. There were many who asked why I returned, some suggested that I was kicked out. So I can understand why Wolfgang hit the neighbour he met on the street after he left him home without meeting his mother. Rest assured that such terrible places are still there in almost every country and will be there as long as we don't properly learn to treat others of our own species respectfully.