''The Collini Case'' () is a 2019 German drama film, directed by

Marco Kreuzpaintner Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (born 11 March 1977) is a German film director, screenwriter, showrunner and executive producer. He is known for his gay coming-of-age feature film ''Summer Storm (2004 film), Summer Storm'', the critical acclaimed Netfl ...

. It is based on the eponymous novel by

Ferdinand von Schirach Ferdinand Benedikt von Schirach (born 12 May 1964) is a German lawyer and writer. He published his first short stories at the age of forty-five. Shortly thereafter he became one of Germany's most successful authors. His books, which have been tra ...

Cast

Elyas M'Barek Elyas M'Barek (; born 29 May 1982) is an Austrian actor based in Germany. He gained recognition for his roles in the comedy television series '' Türkisch für Anfänger'' and the 2013 comedy film '' Fack ju Göhte.'' Early life M'Barek was bo ...

as Caspar Leinen *

Heiner Lauterbach Heiner Lauterbach (; born 10 April 1953) is a German actor. Life and work Heiner Lauterbach was married to German actress Katja Flint who is the mother of his son Oscar (born 1988). Later he had a relationship with Jenny Elvers. Since 7 S ...

as Richard Mattinger *

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in '' Downfall'' (2004), '' Control'' (2007), '' Youth Without Youth'' (2007), '' The Reader'' (2008), '' Rush'' (2013), and ''Geostor ...

as Johanna Mayer *

Franco Nero Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), which made him a pop cul ...

as Fabrizio Collini *

Rainer Bock Rainer Bock (; born 31 July 1954) is a German actor and voice actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is best known for portraying Werner Ziegler in the fourth season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul''. Early life and educatio ...

as Prosecutor Reimers *Catrin Striebeck as the judge * Manfred Zapatka as old Hans Meyer *

Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner () (born 30 March 1992) is a German actor known for his role in the ''Timeless'' trilogy of films: ''Ruby Red'', ''Sapphire Blue'', and ''Emerald Green'', based on a book series A book series is a sequence of books having certa ...

as young Hans Meyer *Pia Stutzenstein as Nina, Caspar's interpreter and eventual secretary *Peter Prager as Bernhard Leinen, Caspar's father

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "It stumbles a bit during its arguments, but strong performances and a suspenseful story help ''The Collini Case'' earn a winning verdict."

Accolades

''The Collini Case'' won The Cinema for Peace Award for Justice for 2019.

References

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* 2010s legal drama films German drama films Films directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner Films based on German novels 2019 drama films 2019 films 2010s German-language films 2010s German films Constantin Film films {{2010s-Germany-film-stub