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The Culpable
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The Culpable

2015-03-26 · 96 min · ★ 7.1

Crime · Drama

Jakob, Dominik and Oliver are best friends, they play soccer and work as priests. They are united in their belief that the catholic church can make the world a better place. But when Dominik is confronted with allegations that he abused a boy, Jakob's world collapses. Torn between his beliefs and the friendship to Dominik, he's committed to finding the truth.

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Directors
Gerd Schneider
Production companies
Penrose Film, Av medien penrose, ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sebastian BlombergSebastian BlombergJakob
Kai SchumannKai SchumannDominik
Jan MessutatOliver
Hartmut BeckerHartmut BeckerKardinal Schoeller
Anna Maria BergoldPfarrgemeinderatsmitglied
Sandra BorgmannSandra BorgmannVera Rubin
Oskar BökelmannOskar BökelmannMike Rubin
Anne DüeAnja Zdrojewski
Valerie KochValerie KochSusanne Weihe
Sebastian KowskiRaul
Steffen LenkJustizvollzugsbeamter
George TounasGeorge TounasPriest
Bernd WürchArbeiter / JVA-Beamter
Daniel ReimlingMitglied der Gemeinde
Uwe KellerUwe KellerGemeinderatsmitglied
Jörg AdaePfarrer Lennartz
Frank W. RimaHäftling

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