Sleeper
Johannes, a new assistant at the university, is asked to provide reports on an Algerian colleague - who is suspected of being a sleeper. He refuses, but the seed of doubt has been planted. A fragile friendship which is overshadowed by professional and emotional competition eventually leads to betrayal.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Schläfer |
| Year | 2005 |
| Country | Austria, Germany |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Benjamin Heisenberg |
| Runtime | 100 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.9/10 (8 votes) |
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The film constructs its tension not with action, but through the meticulous erosion of trust in sterile academic halls. It relies on silence, loaded glances, and unspoken professional rivalry to explore how institutional paranoia infiltrates personal bonds.
What lingers after the final frame is the chilling precision of the betrayal—a quiet, bureaucratic undoing of a friendship. The film leaves a residue of unease about the seeds we allow others to plant in our minds. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
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Watch in a focused setting, absorbed in its slow-burn psychological unease.
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