Johannes, a new assistant at the university, is asked to provide reports on an Algerian colleague - who is suspected of being a sleeper. He refuses, but the seed of doubt has been planted. A fragile friendship which is overshadowed by professional and emotional competition eventually leads to betrayal.
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Bastian Trost
Johannes Mehrveldt
Known for
The Lives of Others
Never Look Away
Mehdi Nebbou
Farid Atabay
Known for
Baby
HIP - High Intellectual Potential
Loretta Pflaum
Beate Werner
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Jetzt.Nicht.
Gundi Ellert
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Wedding Fever in Campobello
Wolfgang Pregler
Known for
Perfume
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Benjamin Heisenberg Director · Lorenz Dangel Composer Reinhold Vorschneider Cinematographer
First release May 19, 2005 · Produced in Austria, Germany · Original title Schläfer
Production
Austria · Germany
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Original title
Schläfer
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
France · May 19, 2005
Premiere
Germany · June 26, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
Austria
June 26, 2005 · Digital
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