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Sanctuary

2015 · 104 min · Director: Marc Brummund ★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,040 ratings

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A young free-minded German 14 year old boy in a northern Lower Saxony province town is in love with his mother. His stepfather identifies him as a competitor, and has him brought to a boarding school run by a Christian organisation. The headmaster is a psychotic person. The headmaster, and his employees want to break him, and all the other boys there as well. Tortured and hard working he decides to flee. Rioting and fearless he flees, makes his way back to his hometown only to find that his mother and stepfather won't believe his story, betray him to extradite him again to the boarding school. After months his stepfather dies unexpected and mama wants him back. There is no way back home - only the away from all the people who betrayed him to find his own way in this world.

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Sanctuary (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Sadness 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Sadness, Tension. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Sadness and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Anger

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Empathy
Sadness
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 43 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy37 %30 %18 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Empathy48 %43 %27 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension59 %51 %32 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Disturbing65 %54 %34 %55 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Anger73 %60 %41 %65 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Disturbing76 %68 %51 %70 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Empathy69 %65 %50 %58 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Empathy66 %60 %44 %52 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Anger78 %69 %54 %66 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Sadness85 %81 %74 %68 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness83 %83 %80 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness80 %76 %70 %58 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Tension80 %70 %50 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Tension80 %71 %43 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Empathy83 %80 %63 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Sadness89 %86 %76 %71 %
82.5 %≈ 86′Disturbing94 %86 %75 %85 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sadness89 %80 %75 %71 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Sadness78 %72 %72 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

KL
Katharina Lorenz

Ingrid - Mutter von Wolfgang

SG
Stephan Grossmann

UB
Uwe Bohm

Heinz - Stiefvater von Wolfgang

Max Riemelt

Bruder Krapp

SG
Stephan Grossmann

Bruder Wilde

HP
Hans Peter Korff

Pastor Abeln

AB
Anna Bullard

Angelika Brockmann

ET
Enno Trebs

Bernd

JR
Justus Rosenkranz

Mattis

LU
Langston Uibel

Anton

OJ
Ole Joensson

Hans

Hv
Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen

Bruder Hanebuth

MG
Megan Gay

Frau vom Jugendamt

KS
Katharina Schütz

Frau Brockmann

AB
Anouk Bödeker

Sabine

JJ
Jette Jungjohann

Birgit

BH
Benno Held

Benno

LW
Linea Witte

Baby

Details

Directed by
Marc Brummund
Written by
Marc Brummund, Nicole Armbruster
Type
Movies
Released
2015
Runtime
104 min
Country
Germany
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 2,040 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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