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7.6/10   1,139 votes
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24 August 2006 (Germany) more
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A man is released from a mental institution after serving 9 years for multiple rape. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins & 3 nominations more
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Tribeca 2006 winners!
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Emotionally and psychologically very good film more (13 total)

Cast

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Jürgen Vogel ... Theo Stoer
Sabine Timoteo ... Netti Engelbrecht
André Hennicke ... Sascha
Manfred Zapatka ... Nettie's father
Judith Engel ... Anja Schattschneider
Anna Brass ... Raped woman in the dunes
Anne-Kathrin Golinsky ... Seller in department store
Maya Bothe ... Sybille
Frank Wickermann ... Michael
Anna De Carlo ... Waitress
Bernadette Büllmann ... Singer of "Ave Maria"
Andreas Laurenz Maier ... Marius (as Andreas L. Maier)
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Marcel Batangtaris ... Toni
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Also Known As:
The Free Will (International: English title)
Den frie vilje (Denmark) [da]
El libre albedrío (Argentina) [es]
Eleftheri voulisi (Greece) [el]
Le libre arbitre (France) [fr]
O Desejo Liberado (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]
Vapaa tahto (Finland) [fi]
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Germany:163 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | Argentina:163 min
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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Emotionally and psychologically very good film, 12 August 2006
9/10
Author: acidosislactica from Mexico

A very good film about the emotional and psychology of a raper who, after nine years of condemn, is free under supervision. He gets a job and begin a relationship with a girl who has is own psychological peculiarities.

The film goes deep into the emotional and psychology of the main characters, specially the raper, and through a very good acting from both of them and a good manage of silences and dialogs, the film really makes the people get into the movie to feel the horrible suffering side from the point of view of the victims and the struggle that Theo has to deal inside with.

Also it shows to us the hard part of knowing and, after, accepting the past life of Theo by Neeti. At the end and after hard struggle within, Theo realizes that he can not fight against his own "frei Wille".

The film is indeed too long but it never makes you feel bored or lose interest. A very impacting and good film.

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