Summary Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is taken prisoner of war. After shortly serving in Goerings hunting lodge, he becomes the dogsbody in Kaltenborn Castle, an elite training camp for German boys. Completely happy to take care of these children, he becomes a servant of Nazism, catching boys from the area as supplies for the camp. View more details
Directed : Volker Schlöndorff
Written : Jean-Claude Carrière Volker Schlöndorff Michel Tournier
Stars : John Malkovich Armin Mueller-Stahl Gottfried John Marianne Sägebrecht
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 11, 1996
Countries of origin : Germany United Kingdom France Poland
Language : English German French
Filming locations : Szymbark, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Production companies : Studio Babelsberg Recorded Picture Company (RPC) Renn Productions
Summary Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is taken prisoner of war. After shortly serving in Goerings hunting lodge, he becomes the dogsbody in Kaltenborn Castle, an elite training camp for German boys. Completely happy to take care of these children, he becomes a servant of Nazism, catching boys from the area as supplies for the camp. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 11, 1996
Countries of origin : Germany United Kingdom France Poland
Language : English German French
Filming locations : Szymbark, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland
Production companies : Studio Babelsberg Recorded Picture Company (RPC) Renn Productions
