Winter Sleepers
Young blonde translator Rebecca lives with her boyfriend ski instructor Marco in a mountain villa owned by her friend, nurse Laura. Rene, local cinema projectionist, steals Marco's car and gets into a car crash with local Theo, whose daughter, after being in coma for a time, dies. Rene suffers from partial short term memory loss and starts a relationship with Laura. Meanwhile Marco is looking for the man who stole his car and Theo - for the man who killed his daughter...
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Cast
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Ulrich Matthes
René
Known for
Downfall
A Hidden Life
Marie-Lou Sellem
Laura
Known for
Freud
Only God Can Judge Me
Floriane Daniel
Rebecca
Known for
Cherry Blossoms
Heino Ferch
Marco Mullier
Known for
Downfall
Napoleon
Josef Bierbichler
Theo
Known for
Heart of Glass
Code Unknown
Laura Tonke
Nina
Known for
The Island
Amrum
Sophia Dirscherl
Marita
Also in
Schrecklicher Verdacht
Der Bergdoktor
Sebastian Schipper
Otto
Known for
Run Lola Run
Three
Saskia Vester
Anna
Known for
Grave Decisions
Almanya: Welcome to Germany
Werner Schnitzer
Chefarzt
Also in
Siska
Autumn Milk
Simon Donatz
Theos Sohn
Also in
Zwei Herren im Anzug
Jakob Donatz
Theos Sohn
No other roles listed
Tom Tykwer Director · Anne-Françoise Pyszora Author Johnny Klimek Composer
Worldwide gross $323K · First release October 30, 1997 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$323,041
Production
X Filme Creative Pool
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Winterschläfer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Hungarian
Release dates
Germany · October 30, 1997
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 27, 1998 · Theatrical
October 25, 2002 · TV · Nederland 3
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