The Culpable

The Culpable

2015•1h 36m•7.1/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(16)

Jakob, Dominik and Oliver are best friends, they play soccer and work as priests. They are united in their belief that the catholic church can make the world a better place. But when Dominik is confronted with allegations that he abused a boy, Jakob's world collapses. Torn between his beliefs and the friendship to Dominik, he's committed to finding the truth.

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Production

Penrose Film, Av medien penrose, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Sebastian Blomberg

Sebastian Blomberg

Jakob

Kai Schumann

Kai Schumann

Dominik

Jan Messutat

Oliver

Hartmut Becker

Hartmut Becker

Kardinal Schoeller

Anna Maria Bergold

Pfarrgemeinderatsmitglied

Sandra Borgmann

Sandra Borgmann

Vera Rubin

Oskar Bökelmann

Oskar Bökelmann

Mike Rubin

Anne Düe

Anja Zdrojewski

Valerie Koch

Valerie Koch

Susanne Weihe

Sebastian Kowski

Raul

Steffen Lenk

Justizvollzugsbeamter

George Tounas

George Tounas

Priest

Bernd Würch

Arbeiter / JVA-Beamter

Daniel Reimling

Mitglied der Gemeinde

Uwe Keller

Uwe Keller

Gemeinderatsmitglied

Jörg Adae

Pfarrer Lennartz

Frank W. Rima

Häftling

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