The Light

The Light

2025•2h 42m•6.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(12)

A portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings dealing with the big issues of our times, in a world that is reeling. Tim, Milena, their almost grown-up twins Frieda and Jon and their illegitimate son Dio - this is the Engels family, who seemingly have nothing left to hold them together when housekeeper Farrah enters their lives. The mysterious Syrian woman puts the Engels' emotional world to an unexpectedly wild test.

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Production

X Filme Creative Pool, Gold Rush Pictures, Gretchenfilm, B.A. Filmproduktion, ZDF, Beta Film, RAI Cinema

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lars Eidinger

Lars Eidinger

Tim

Nicolette Krebitz

Nicolette Krebitz

Milena

Tala Al Deen

Tala Al Deen

Farrah

Julius Gause

Julius Gause

Jon

Elke Biesendorfer

Elke Biesendorfer

Frieda

Elyas Eldridge

Elyas Eldridge

Dio

Toby Onwumere

Toby Onwumere

Karim

Mudar Ramadan

Karim

Joyce Abou-Zeid

Joyce Abou-Zeid

Alia

Mido Kotaini

Mido Kotaini

Bader

Linda Belinda Podszus

Anka

Alva Schäfer

Alva Schäfer

Monet

Marius Biegai

Marius Biegai

Adam Wozniak

Max Kruk

Max Kruk

Jan Wozniak

Noel Okwanga

Noel Okwanga

Dieter

Anna Shirin Habedank

Elsa

Daniel Grave

Daniel Grave

Josef

Merle Collet

Merle Collet

Alisa

Larissa Sirah Herden

Larissa Sirah Herden

Leika

Thea Ehre

Lea

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