Schlafkrankheit (2011): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2011, Schlafkrankheit is a drama film directed by Ulrich Köhler, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. Ebbo and Vera Velten have spent the better part of the past twenty years living in different African countries. Ebbo is the manager of a sleeping sickness programme. His work is fulfilling. Vera, however, feels increasingly lost in Yaounde’s ex-pat community. She can’t bear the separation from her 14-year-old daughter, Helen, who is attending boarding school in Germany. Ebbo must give up his life in Africa or he risks losing the woman he loves. But his fear of returning to a land now remote to him increases with each passing day. Years later. Alex Nzila, a young French doctor of Congolese origin, travels to Cameroon to evaluate a development project. It’s been a long time since he set foot on this continent, but, instead of finding new prospects, he encounters a destructive, lost man. Like a phantom, Ebbo slips away from his evaluator.

Who’s in it. Schlafkrankheit stars Pierre Bokma as Ebbo Velten, Jean-Christophe Folly as Alex Nzila, Jenny Schily as Vera Velten and Hippolyte Girardot as Gaspard Signac, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Schlafkrankheit has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Schlafkrankheit page.

If you liked it. Fans of Schlafkrankheit tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.