Brother of Sleep (German: Schlafes Bruder) is a 1995 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and based on the novel Schlafes Bruder by Austrian writer Robert Schneider. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
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Cast
André Eisermann as Elias
Dana Vávrová as Elsbeth
Ben Becker as Peter
Jochen Nickel as Köhler Michel
Jürgen Schornagel as Kurat Benzer
Paulus Manker as Lehrer Oskar
Michaela Rosen as Seffin
Peter Franke as Seff
Detlef Bothe as Lukas
Michael Mendl as Nulf
Reception
It was the fourth most popular German film of the year with a gross of 9.9 million Deutsche Mark ($6 million).