The Academy

Mar 20, 2025

1h 44m

★ 5.5

Overview

Jojo, a young art student, discovers the microcosm of an art academy with all of its opportunities and contradictions.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Schiwago Film

Supercine

Recalcati Multimedia

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Cast

Jojo

Maja Bons

Siri Grün

Luise Aschenbrenner

Prof. Robert Copley

Jean-Marc Barr

Prof. Norbert Roeg

Andreas Lust

Danilo Danzer

Hans-Maria Darnov

Richard

Christoph Luser

Elsa

Isolde Barth

Walter Bumgarten

Thomas Wenke

Tina Heinlein

Irie Ried

Doctor

Marion Krawitz

Susan Bons

Katja Brenner

Mona

Anna Wagner

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