VidSurf

The Free Will

The Free Will

Der freie Wille

7

2006

163 min

Crime

Drama

After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.

The Free Will

Der freie Wille

7

2006

163 min

Crime

Drama

After nine years in psychiatric detention Theo, who has brutally assaulted and raped three women, is released. Living in a supervised community, he connects well with his social worker Sascha, finds a job at a print shop and even a girlfriend, Nettie, his principal's brittle and estranged daughter. But even though superficially everything seems to work out Theo's seething rage remains ready to erupt.

Cast

Jürgen Vogel

Theo

Sabine Timoteo

Nettie

André Hennicke

Sascha

Manfred Zapatka

Nettie's father

Judith Engel

Anja Schattschneider

Maya Bothe

Sybille

Anna Brass

Raped woman in the dunes

Anne-Kathrin Golinsky

Seller in department store

Anna De Carlo

Waitress

Frank Wickermann

Michael

Bernadette Büllmann

Singer of "Ave Maria"

Marcel Batangtaris

Toni

Reviews

cineast78

@cineast78

11 months ago

Courage to Tell Without Judging For those who can engage with a story where the creators have the courage to depict people without dividing their actions into what they "should" or "should not" do, without constantly playing the role of judge, and instead focusing on the subjective experience of these individuals, this film comes highly recommended. It is not a "beautiful" film. There are no simple answers. But the emotions and experiences of the people involved are portrayed in a way that is intense, unfiltered, and realistic. So honest and raw that it hurts. For everyone else, colorful Disney films are recommended. In those, there is always a "good" and a "bad," and everyone gets what they deserve according to the unrelenting moral judgment of the story. Sadly, the reviews from the "morally superior" will likely be just as negative for Glasner's new film, as "grace" in their view is only reserved for the "good" ones...