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Cortex(2020)
Status: Released
Date: 2020-10-22
45%
33 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
Two men, two lives, a fateful encounter: Hagen suffers from irregular phases of sleep in which he cannot decide between dream and reality. When his frustrated wife cheats on him with the small-time criminal Niko a series of disturbing events is set in motion and the lives of both men will never be the same.
Languages: German.
Countries:
Germany
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Cortex
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jannis Niewöhner
Niko
Nadja Uhl
Karoline
Moritz Bleibtreu
Hagen
Anna Bederke
Ela
Murathan Muslu
Aykut
Marc Hosemann
Dan
Nicholas Ofczarek
Apotheker Stefan
Emily Kusche
Emily
Martin Klempnow
Bojko
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