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
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
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
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