The Chosen Ones

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Julia Jentsch

Petra Grust (jung)

Age : 46 | Popularity : 7%

Ulrich Tukur

Simon Pistorius

Age : 66 | Popularity : 8%

Johanna Gastdorf

Petra-alt

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

Lena Stolze

Vera

Age : 67 | Popularity : 9%

Patrick Joswig

Frank Hoffmann

Age : 48 | Popularity : 3%

Rainer Bock

Helmut Hoffmann

Age : 70 | Popularity : 4%

Anna Blomeier

Ulrike

Age : 45 | Popularity : 6%

Nico Kleemann

Volker

Age : 22 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Ali N. Askin
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Hubertus Rath
	Sound Designer	Christoph von Schönburg
	Supervising Sound Editor	Christoph von Schönburg
	Dialogue Editor	Eva Claudius
Writing	Writer	Benedikt Röskau Sylvia Leuker
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Steuger
Directing	Director	Christoph Röhl
	Continuity	Jeanette Diszler
Editing	Editor	Bernd Schriever Vessela Martschewski
Costume & Make-Up	Key Makeup Artist	Maike Heinlein
	Special Effects Makeup Artist	Maike Heinlein
Art	Property Master	Sabin Enste
Crew	Stunt Coordinator	Jürgen Klein
Production	Production Assistant	Martina Christian
Department	Role	Name

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