THE FREE WILL
synopsis
Theo, a rapist, is released after nine years in a psychiatric hospital's prison ward. His fear of women and the unfulfilled desire this generates turns normal life into a kind of martyrdom. At the age of 27, Nettie finally manages to cut herself free from her father and a lifetime of mental abuse at his hands. Theo and Nettie meet. The moment they start loving each other marks the beginning of their journey to the limits of free will.
international title: | The Free Will |
original title: | Der freie Wille |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Matthias Glasner |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Matthias Glasner, Judith Angerbauer, Jürgen Vogel |
cast: | Jürgen Vogel, Sabine Timoteo, Frank Giering, Manfred Zapatka, Martin Wuttke, Judith Engel |
cinematography by: | Matthias Glasner |
film editing: | Mona Bräuer, Julia Wiedwald |
costumes designer: | Sabine Keller |
producer: | Christian Granderath, Frank Döhmann, Matthias Glasner, Jürgen Vogel |
production: | Colonia Media Filmproduktion, Bavaria Film, Schwarzweiß Filmproduktion GmbH, Filmstiftung NRW, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, WDR/arte |
distributor: | Pegasos Filmverleih und Produktion |