KAFKA'S THE BURROW tells the story of a man's "metamorphosis" (as Kafka would put it) in a rapidly changing and increasingly isolated world. A man, who has seemingly achieved everything, ensconces himself in his burrow, a fortress-like apartment complex. But no matter how hard he tries to keep the outside world at a distance, he gets more and more entangled in his own web of fear and paranoia: those outside know he is there, they want him, they want his wealth, and they are inevitably going to get him ...
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Cast
13 people
Axel Prahl
Franz
Known for
Spy Cat
The Little Witch
Josef Hader
Hausmeister
Known for
The Bone Man
Wild Mouse
Devid Striesow
Arbeiter
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Robert Stadlober
Wachmann I
Known for
Das Boot
Summer Storm
Roeland Wiesnekker
Nachbar
Known for
3096 Days
The Silence
Kristina Klebe
Frau von Franz
Known for
Tales of Halloween
Halloween
Erwin Leder
Penner
Known for
Underworld
Angst
Claudia Hübschmann
Sekretärin
Known for
Toyland
Mirjam Novak
Kellnerin
Known for
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Radioactive
Torsten Michaelis
Möbelpacker
Known for
Unknown
Frantz
Reiner Heise
Chef
Also in
The Golden Thaler
Zwei alte Hasen
Fritz Roth
Wachmann II
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Jochen Alexander Freydank Director · Franz Kafka Author Philipp Schmitt Editor
First release October 4, 2014 · Produced in Germany · Production Askania Media, ProSaar Medienproduktion
Production
Mephisto Film
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Askania Media
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ProSaar Medienproduktion
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Germany
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Original title
Kafkas Der Bau
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
South Korea · October 4, 2014
Theatrical
Germany · July 9, 2015
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