The Chosen Ones
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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About The Chosen Ones
The Chosen Ones is a 2014 German-language tv movie and drama film directed by Christoph Röhl. The cast is led by Julia Jentsch, Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Gastdorf. It has a runtime of 1h 29m.
The Chosen Ones was produced by ndF Berlin and ARD and made in Germany. It was released on October 1, 2014.
- Director
- Christoph Röhl
- Writers
- Sylvia Leuker, Benedikt Röskau
- Release date
- October 1, 2014
- Original language
- German
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Germany
- Production
- ndF Berlin, ARD
The Chosen Ones cast & crew
The Chosen Ones was directed by Christoph Röhl and written by Sylvia Leuker and Benedikt Röskau.
The cast features Julia Jentsch as Petra Grust (jung), Ulrich Tukur as Simon Pistorius, Johanna Gastdorf as Petra-alt, Lena Stolze as Vera, Patrick Joswig as Frank Hoffmann, and Rainer Bock as Helmut Hoffmann.
Behind the camera, cinematography is by Peter Steuger.
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Cast of The Chosen Ones
Julia Jentsch
Petra Grust (jung)
Ulrich Tukur
Simon Pistorius
Johanna Gastdorf
Petra-alt
Lena Stolze
Vera
Patrick Joswig
Frank Hoffmann
Rainer Bock
Helmut Hoffmann
Anna Blomeier
Ulrike
Nico Kleemann
Volker
Leon Seidel
Frank Hoffmann
Béla Gabor Lenz
Erik von der Burg (jung)
Gertrud Dassl
Edith Blank
Adam Bousdoukos
Thomas
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The Chosen Ones is originally in German. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is The Chosen Ones?
The Chosen Ones runs 1 hours 29 minutes (89 minutes).
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