Cortex

Cortex

2020•1h 36m•4.5/10

ThrillerDramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.5/10(33)

Two men, two lives, a fateful encounter: Hagen suffers from irregular phases of sleep in which he cannot decide between dream and reality. When his frustrated wife cheats on him with the small-time criminal Niko a series of disturbing events is set in motion and the lives of both men will never be the same.

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Production

Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jannis Niewöhner

Jannis Niewöhner

Niko

Nadja Uhl

Nadja Uhl

Karoline

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Hagen

Anna Bederke

Anna Bederke

Ela

Murathan Muslu

Murathan Muslu

Aykut

Marc Hosemann

Marc Hosemann

Dan

Nicholas Ofczarek

Nicholas Ofczarek

Apotheker Stefan

Emily Kusche

Emily Kusche

Emily

Susianna Kentikian

Kassiererin

Martin Klempnow

Martin Klempnow

Bojko

Leonie Wesselow

Leonie Wesselow

Tattoomädchen

Catrin Striebeck

Catrin Striebeck

Mutter Tattoomädchen

Arnel Taci

Arnel Taci

Avi

Farba Dieng

Farba Dieng

Aykut Junge 1

Anna Böttcher

Anna Böttcher

Frau Maischberg

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Arzt

Andreja Schneider

Andreja Schneider

Tante Inge

Ilse Ritter

Monika

Brigitte Janner

Brigitte Janner

Diebin

Nils Arztmann

Aykut 2

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