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Brother of Sleep
Brother of Sleep

Brother of Sleep

Genres

Drama

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In the beginning of the 19th century, Johannes Elias Alder is born in a small village in the Austrian mountains. While growing up he is considered strange by the other villagers and discovers his love of music, especially rebuilding and playing the organ at the village church. After experiencing an "acoustic wonder", his eye color changes and he can hear even the most subtle sounds.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$97848

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

08 September 1995

Country

Austria

Cast

André Eisermann

André Eisermann

Elias

Dana Vávrová

Dana Vávrová

Elsbeth

Ben Becker

Ben Becker

Peter

Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel

Köhler Michel

Jürgen Schornagel

Jürgen Schornagel

Curate Benzer

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Oskar

Michaela Rosen

Michaela Rosen

Seffin

Peter Franke

Peter Franke

Seff

Detlef Bothe

Detlef Bothe

Lukas

Michael Mendl

Michael Mendl

Nulf

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Nulfin

Angelika Bartsch

Angelika Bartsch

Burga

Lena Stolze

Lena Stolze

Oskarin

Heinz Emigholz

Heinz Emigholz

Haintz

Regina Fritsch

Regina Fritsch

Midwife

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Cantor Goller

Martin Heesch

Martin Heesch

Gilbert von Sohlern

Gilbert von Sohlern

Birge Schade

Birge Schade

Nadine Neumann

Nadine Neumann

Ingo Naujoks

Ingo Naujoks

Josef Hendrichs

Josef Hendrichs

Georg Hackl

Georg Hackl

Bolek Polívka

Bolek Polívka

Bořivoj Navrátil

Bořivoj Navrátil

Lubomír Kostelka

Lubomír Kostelka

Přemysl Kočí

Přemysl Kočí

Radek Holub

Radek Holub

Jana Altmannová

Jana Altmannová

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