The Chosen Ones (2014)
1h 29m
Running Time
October 1, 2014Release Date
The Chosen Ones (2014)
1h 29m
Running Time
October 1, 2014Release Date
Plot.
In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Julia Jentsch
Petra Grust (jung)
Johanna Gastdorf
Petra-alt
Ulrich Tukur
Simon Pistorius
Lena Stolze
Vera
Leon Seidel
Frank Hoffmann
Béla Gabor Lenz
Erik von der Burg (jung)
Patrick Joswig
Frank Hoffmann
Christoph Röhl
Director
Rainer Bock
Helmut Hoffmann
Anna Blomeier
Ulrike
Sylvia Leuker
Writer
Nico Kleemann
Volker
Benedikt Röskau
Writer
Hans-Hinrich Koch
Producer
Ali N. Askin
Composer
Peter Steuger
Cinematographer
Gertrud Dassl
Edith Blank
Adam Bousdoukos
Thomas
Johann Adam Oest
Prof. Hasso Grafenburg
Bernd Stegemann
Grust
Christian Friedel
Manfred Wolf
Julien Wolff
Tom
Leopold Klieeisen
Jörg
Stella Holzapfel
Heike
Helen Woigk
Katja
Benjamin Grüter
Erik von der Burg (alt)
Frank W. Rima
Lehrer
Hubertus Rath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor
Eva Claudius
Dialogue Editor
Bernd Schriever
Editor
Maike Heinlein
Key Makeup Artist / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Chosen Ones (German: Die Auserwählten) is a 2014 drama film directed by Christoph Röhl. It was premiered at the Munich Film Festival in 2014 and was first broadcast on 1 October 2014. The film tells the story of a well-publicized child sexual abuse scandal at the Odenwaldschule, a German private boarding school known for its progressive education.