Directed by:
Michael VenusCinematography:
Marius von FelbertCast:
Gro Swantje Kohlhof, Sandra Hüller, August Schmölzer, Marion Kracht, Agata Buzek, Max Hubacher, Martina Schöne-Radunski, Katharina Behrens, Andreas Anke (more)VOD (1)
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Nightmare and trauma. Fear and repression. Guilt and atonement. Weaving together the emotional violence of horror with the cryptic motifs of German folk and fairy tales, Arrow Films is proud to present Sleep, the debut feature from a major new talent in world cinema. Tormented by recurring nightmares of a place she has never been, Marlene (Sandra Hüller) cannot help but investigate when she discovers the place is real. Once there, she suffers a breakdown and is admitted to a psychiatric ward. Determined to discover what happened to her, Mona (Gro Swantje Kohlhof), her daughter, follows and finds herself in Stainbach, an idyllic village with a dark history. What is it that so tormented her mother, and the people of Stainbach? What is the source of the nightmares she suffers? And who is the mysterious Trude that lives in the forest? (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Gro Swantje Kohlhof
Germany
Best movies:
Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)
We Are Young. We Are Strong (2014)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Sandra Hüller
East Germany
Best movies:
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
25 km/h (2018)
August Schmölzer
Austria
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Downfall (2004)
Bandits (1997)
Marion Kracht
West Germany
Best movies:
Confessions of a Sixth Form Girl (1970)
Liebe, Babys und ein Stückchen Heimat (2011) (TV movie)
Liebe, Babys und gestohlenes Glück (2012) (TV movie)
Agata Buzek
Poland
Best movies:
Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
The Innocents (2016)
Jeziorak (2014)
Max Hubacher
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Captain (2017)
The Foster Boy (2011)
Mario (2018)
Martina Schöne-Radunski
Best movies:
Berlin 56 (2016) (series)
Katharina Behrens
East Germany
Best movies:
I Was, I Am, I Will Be (2019)
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country (2017)
Stambul Garden (2020)
Andreas Anke
East Germany
Best movies:
Berlin 63 (2021) (series)
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)