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The Free Will

Crime · Drama

The Free Will

6.9(57) 8/23/2006 2h 43m
CrimeDrama

After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.

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Top Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Jürgen Vogel

Theo

Sabine Timoteo

Sabine Timoteo

Nettie

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Sascha

Manfred Zapatka

Manfred Zapatka

Nettie's father

Judith Engel

Judith Engel

Anja Schattschneider

Maya Bothe

Maya Bothe

Sybille

AB

Anna Brass

Raped woman in the dunes

AG

Anne-Kathrin Golinsky

Seller in department store

Directed by

Matthias Glasner

Production

Reviews

cineast78

8/10

11/12/2024

**Courage to Tell Without Judging** For those who can engage with a story where the creators have the courage to depict people without dividing their actions into what they "should" or "should not" do, without constantly playing the role of judge, and instead focusing on the subjective experience of these individuals, this film comes highly recommended. It is not a "beautiful" film. There are no simple answers. But the emotions and experiences of the people involved are portrayed in a way that is intense, unfiltered, and realistic. So honest and raw that it hurts. For everyone else, colorful Disney films are recommended. In those, there is always a "good" and a "bad," and everyone gets what they deserve according to the unrelenting moral judgment of the story. Sadly, the review

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