The Culpable

Mar 26, 2015

1h 36m

★ 7.1

Overview

Jakob, Dominik and Oliver are best friends, they play soccer and work as priests. They are united in their belief that the catholic church can make the world a better place. But when Dominik is confronted with allegations that he abused a boy, Jakob's world collapses. Torn between his beliefs and the friendship to Dominik, he's committed to finding the truth.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Penrose Film

Av medien penrose

ARD

The Culpable Trailers

Cast

Jakob

Sebastian Blomberg

Dominik

Kai Schumann

Oliver

Jan Messutat

Kardinal Schoeller

Hartmut Becker

Pfarrgemeinderatsmitglied

Anna Maria Bergold

Vera Rubin

Sandra Borgmann

Mike Rubin

Oskar Bökelmann

Anja Zdrojewski

Anne Düe

Susanne Weihe

Valerie Koch

Raul

Sebastian Kowski

Justizvollzugsbeamter

Steffen Lenk

Priest

George Tounas

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