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Sleeping Sickness

6.420111h 31mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorUlrich Köhler
WriterUlrich Köhler
ProducersMaren Ade·Janine Jackowski

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Cast · Directed by Ulrich Köhler

Pierre Bokma
Pierre Bokma
Ebbo Velten
Jean-Christophe Folly
Jean-Christophe Folly
Alex Nzila
Jenny Schily
Jenny Schily
Vera Velten
Hippolyte Girardot
Hippolyte Girardot
Gaspard Signac
Maria Elise Miller
Maria Elise Miller
Helen Velten
Sava Lolov
Sava Lolov
Elia Todorov
Francis Noukiatchom
Francis Noukiatchom
Dr. Monese
Ali Mvondo Roland
Ali Mvondo Roland
Ruhemba
Isacar Yinkou
Isacar Yinkou
Joseph
Nathalie Richard
Nathalie Richard
Thierry Hancisse
Thierry Hancisse

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Sleeping Sickness hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 11, 2011. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.