The Culpable

Goethe Instituut: Verfehlung

MS12

Genre

Drama

Director

Gerd Schneider

Run time

1h 32min

Cast

Sebastian Blomberg, Kai Schumann, Jan Messutat, Sandra Borgmann, Valerie Koch, Rade Radovic

Jakob, Dominik and Oliver are friends, connected to one another not only through their football matches and occasional pub visits, but also through their profession. They are all priests, near the beginning of their careers. Jakob works as a prison chaplain, Dominik is active in a parish and Oliver aspires to a career in the church hierarchy. Then Dominik is arrested on suspicion of having sexually abused minors. Jakob questions the veracity of the allegations – until he discovers the truth. Torn between this knowledge and loyalty to the friend and the church, Jacob first takes the line of least the resistance: he is silent...

Organizers:

Goethe-Institut Tallinn, Tartu Saksa Kultuuri Instituut, Saksa Kevad

Partners:

Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg , MFG Filmförderung Baden Württemberg

Genre

Drama

Director

Gerd Schneider

Run time

1h 32min

Cast

Sebastian Blomberg, Kai Schumann, Jan Messutat, Sandra Borgmann, Valerie Koch, Rade Radovic

Jakob, Dominik and Oliver are friends, connected to one another not only through their football matches and occasional pub visits, but also through their profession. They are all priests, near the beginning of their careers. Jakob works as a prison chaplain, Dominik is active in a parish and Oliver aspires to a career in the church hierarchy. Then Dominik is arrested on suspicion of having sexually abused minors. Jakob questions the veracity of the allegations – until he discovers the truth. Torn between this knowledge and loyalty to the friend and the church, Jacob first takes the line of least the resistance: he is silent...

Organizers:

Goethe-Institut Tallinn, Tartu Saksa Kultuuri Instituut, Saksa Kevad

Partners:

Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg , MFG Filmförderung Baden Württemberg

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2015

Global distributor

Pluto Film Distribution Network GMBH

Local distributor

Goethe-Institut

In cinema

5/4/2017