''Sleeper'' (german: Schläfer) is a 2005 Austrian-German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Benjamin Heisenberg Benjamin Heisenberg (born 9 June 1974) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed sixteen films since 1995. His film '' Schläfer'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film, '' ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films ...

section at the

2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgian film '' L'Enfant'' by Dardenne brothers. ...

Cast

Bastian Trost Bastian Trost (born 29 March 1974) is a German actor. He has appeared in 30 films and television shows since 1994. He starred in the film ''Sleeper'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Selected ...

- Johannes Mehrveldt * Mehdi Nebbou - Farid Atabay *

Loretta Pflaum Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name derives its name from the Laurel wreath, laurel tree which is symbolic of victory. This name is Italian in origin; it was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. It ...

- Beate Werner * Gundi Ellert - Frau Wasser *

Wolfgang Pregler Wolfgang is a German male given name traditionally popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The name is a combination of the Old High German words ''wolf'', meaning "wolf", and ''gang'', meaning "path", "journey", "travel". Besides the regula ...

- Professor Behringer *

Charlotte Eschmann Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous ...

- Johannes' Grandmother *

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- Secret service agent * Masayuki Akiyoshi - Fei Li * Marco Schuler - Robert Königsbauer *

Jürgen Geißendörfer Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. It is cognate with George (given name), George. Notable people named Jürgen include: A *Jürgen Ahrend (born 1930), German organ builder *J� ...

- Markus * Dominik Dudy - LAN-student * Andrea Faciu - Singer * Gordana Stevic - Mrs. Stevic * Christine Böhm - Mrs. Schmid * Anke Euler - Animal Nurse

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* 2005 films Austrian drama films German drama films 2000s German-language films 2005 drama films Films directed by Benjamin Heisenberg 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub