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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Cast
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
Johann Adam Oest
Prof. Hasso Grafenburg
Bernd Stegemann
Grust
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
Christian Friedel
Manfred Wolf
Julien Wolff
Tom
Leopold Klieeisen
Jörg
Stella Holzapfel
Heike
Karl Alexander Seidel
Paul Falk
Johanna Herbst
Helen Woigk
Katja
Dominik Lindhorst
Alexa Wilzek
Arne Gottschling
Nadine Petry
Benjamin Grüter
Erik von der Burg (alt)
Guido Renner
Renate Kohn
Frank W. Rima
Lehrer
