Im Namen meines Sohnes
6.4
Based on the true case of the "mask man", the film tells the story of Claus Jansen, whose son Hannes disappears from boarding school overnight in 1992. A few weeks later, the boy is found murdered. The father begins to investigate himself and makes the search for the perpetrator his personal mission. Claus is pushing the question of his own guilt: If he hadn't sent Hannes to boarding school, would his son still be alive today? Claus knows that if he doesn't end his obsessive hunt, he will lose himself and the love of his wife Heike and his younger son Sebastian ...
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Cast
13 people
Tobias Moretti
Claus Jansen
Known for
The Dark Valley
Bad Banks
Inka Friedrich
Heike Jansen
Known for
Summer in Berlin
Single By Contract
Maxim Mehmet
Kommissar Schnabel
Known for
Generation War
Citadel: Diana
Eugen Knecht
Vladimir Suworow
Known for
Kleo
Luna's Revenge
Marc Zwinz
Ralph Maeck
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Offline: Are You Ready for the Next Level?
Merlin Rose
Sebastian Jansen, 21
Known for
Playing Doctor
Das Boot
Isabelle Mann
Andrea Kuby
Also in
8 Remains
37
Falk Rockstroh
Internatsleiter
Known for
Alive and Ticking
All Good
Ludger Bökelmann
Sebastian Jansen (15)
Known for
Dark
The Book Thief
Jean Denis Römer
Michael Strong
Also in
The Typist
Where Are You Going, Habibi?
Rainer Reiners
Prof. Franke
Known for
The Book Thief
Hijack
Marlen Ulonska
Polizistin
Known for
From Hilde, with Love
Damir Lukacevic Director
First release September 30, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Production Jumping Horse Film
Production
ZDF
Production
Jumping Horse Film
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 30, 2015
Premiere
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
October 6, 2015 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
May 2, 2016 · TV · ZDF
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