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The Free Will (2006)

The Free Will (2006)
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Theo (Jürgen Vogel) has raped several women and is, after several years of committing acts of sexual violence, caught. He is committed to a psychiatric prison and, after 12 years in prison, he is released to return to normal life. Theo finds work as a printer, goes regularly to therapy, and lives in a supervised group. But Theo finds that finding a normal life isn't all that easy. Functioning more like a wooden puppet than a person, Theo wanders through his post-prison days more like an inhibited loner with severe difficulties in his social encounters with women. In spite of overwhelming loneliness and growing depression, Theo fights returning to his old violent ways. And then a ray of hope enters Theo's life: he gets to know Netti (Sabine Timoteo), the daughter of the domineering printing house owner. Netti mistrusts men in the same way that Theo mistrusts women. The two outsiders befriend each other and eventually fall in love. But Nettie knows nothing about Theo's past and his problems -- until one night when Theo decides that he can't keep living a lie. Der Freie Wille tells the story of a man who is given freedom but still remains a prisoner inside. ~ Heidi Philipsen, Rovi

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Starring:
Jürgen VogelSabine Timoteo, (more)
Director(s):
Matthias Glasner
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Free Will

Theo (Jürgen Vogel) has raped several women and is, after several years of committing acts of sexual violence, caught. He is committed to a psychiatric prison and, after 12 years in prison, he is released to return to normal life. Theo finds work as a printer, goes regularly to therapy, and lives in a supervised group. But Theo finds that finding a normal life isn't all that easy. Functioning more like a wooden puppet than a person, Theo wanders through his post-prison days more like an inhibited loner with severe difficulties in his social encounters with women. In spite of overwhelming loneliness and growing depression, Theo fights returning to his old violent ways. And then a ray of hope enters Theo's life: he gets to know Netti (Sabine Timoteo), the daughter of the domineering printing house owner. Netti mistrusts men in the same way that Theo mistrusts women. The two outsiders befriend each other and eventually fall in love. But Nettie knows nothing about Theo's past and his problems -- until one night when Theo decides that he can't keep living a lie. Der Freie Wille tells the story of a man who is given freedom but still remains a prisoner inside. ~ Heidi Philipsen, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
163 mins

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Director(s):
Matthias Glasner
Writer(s):
Judith AngerbauerMatthias GlasnerJürgen Vogel
Producer(s):
Jürgen VogelFrank DoehmannMatthias Glasner
Categories:
Drama
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Cary B.

This sub-titled German film needs to be played on fast forward because it is indeterminably slow. In addition, some scenes are so dark that you can't make out what's happening--in fact, the ending was pitch black so I had to play the director's commentary for that segment in order to try and decipher the conclusion. Having said all of that, the plot was reasonably interesting--dealing with sexual pathology and rehabilitation, etc. Definitely more of a niche film that a mainstream pleaser.

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George F. H.

Free Will was allright. I give it a rating of "Fair."

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