Never Look Away
Never Look Away
Never Look Away
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2018
3h 9m
7.8(723 votes)
Drama
Romance
History

Overview

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.

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Production Companies

Wiedemann & Berg Film
Beta Film
ARD Degeto
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Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Tom Schilling

Kurt Barnert

Tom Schilling
Acting

Sebastian Koch

Carl Seeband

Sebastian Koch
Acting

Paula Beer

Ellie

Paula Beer
Acting

Saskia Rosendahl

Elisabeth May

Saskia Rosendahl
Acting

Oliver Masucci

Antonius van Verten

Oliver Masucci
Acting

Cai Cohrs

Six-Year-Old Kurt Barnert

No Image
Acting

Ina Weisse

Martha Seeband

Ina Weisse
Acting

Евгений Сидихин

Major Murawjow

Евгений Сидихин
Acting

Mark Zak

Murawjow Interpreter

Mark Zak
Acting

Ulrike C. Tscharre

Miss Hellthaler

Ulrike C. Tscharre
Acting

Bastian Trost

Franz Michaelis

Bastian Trost
Acting

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Horst Grimma

Hans-Uwe Bauer
Acting

Hanno Koffler

Günther Preusser

Hanno Koffler
Acting

David Schütter

Adrian Schimmel / Finck

David Schütter
Acting

Franz Pätzold

Max Seifert

Franz Pätzold
Acting

Hinnerk Schönemann

Werner Blaschke

Hinnerk Schönemann
Acting

Jeanette Hain

Waltraut Barnert

Jeanette Hain
Acting

Jörg Schüttauf

Johann Barnert

Jörg Schüttauf
Acting

Johanna Gastdorf

Grandmother Malvine

Johanna Gastdorf
Acting

Florian Bartholomäi

Günther May

Florian Bartholomäi
Acting

Jonas Dassler

Ehrenfried May

Jonas Dassler
Acting

Ben Becker

Otto

Ben Becker
Acting

Lars Eidinger

Exhibition Guide

Lars Eidinger
Acting

Rainer Bock

Burghart Kroll

Rainer Bock
Acting

Pit Bukowski

Andreas

Pit Bukowski
Acting

Johannes Allmayer

Unknown Role

Johannes Allmayer
Acting

Martin Bruchmann

Student

Martin Bruchmann
Acting

Andreas Nickl

Thorsten

Andreas Nickl
Acting

Lutz Blochberger

Schon

Lutz Blochberger
Acting

Bruno F. Apitz

Eser

Bruno F. Apitz
Acting

Michaela Caspar

Mrs. Rebernik

Michaela Caspar
Acting

Luc Feit

Hermann Schreiber

Luc Feit
Acting

Hannes Hellmann

Arthur Kastner

Hannes Hellmann
Acting

Jacob Matschenz

Arendt Ivo

Jacob Matschenz
Acting

Stefan Mehren

Jürgen Beier

Stefan Mehren
Acting

Manfred Möck

Kleiber

No Image
Acting

Rainer Reiners

Mr. Rebernik

Rainer Reiners
Acting

Anton Rubtsov

Mischa

Anton Rubtsov
Acting

Chris Theisinger

SS Doctor

No Image

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