We Are Next of Kin
Synopsis
On March 25, 1996, the publicist Jan Philipp Reemtsma is kidnapped. His son Johann and his wife Ann Kathrin witness how their home is transformed overnight into a police control center. Two police officers, the family’s lawyer and a close friend form a community of fate, united by their common goal of bringing Johann’s father home as quickly and unharmed as possible.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Hansjorg Wei BrichShot by Julian KrubasikScored by The NotwistDesigned by Zazie Knepper
Also known as
- We Are Next of Kinen
- Le choix nous appartientfr
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Cast & Crew
19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Claude Heinrich
as Johann Scheerer
Adina Vetter
as Ann Kathrin Scheerer
Justus Von Dohnanyi
as Johann Schwenn
Hans Low
as Christian Schneider
Yorck Dippe
as Vera
Enno Trebs
as Nickel
Fabian Hinrichs
as Rainer Osthoff
Philipp Hau
as Jan Philipp Reemtsma
Knud Riepen
as Michael Herrmann
Jan Peter Kampwirth
as Pastor Arndt
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