The central figure, a deeply alcoholic and violent Hamburg night watchman. He murders and dismembers multiple prostitutes in his squalid apartment, cycles between heavy drinking and fleeting sobriety, and ultimately faces arrest when his apartment burns down and his crimes are discovered.
Protagonist and central figure. Starts as an eight-year-old playing hide-and-seek with his brother Walter. Later becomes a theology student in the U.S., where he develops an awareness of racial injustice. Returns to Germany to firmly oppose Nazi influence on the church, establishes an underground seminary, and is eventually arrested by the Gestapo, imprisoned, and executed in 1945 for his alleged involvement in a plot against Hitler.
A teenager deeply attached to his deceased grandmother. Active in Hilma's activist group and previously recruited Lotte. Meets Mazzy at the train station and assists her. After bringing an intoxicated Mazzy to the cult center, he fails to convert her. Reprimanded by Hilma, he takes her to the lake, returns home, and commits suicide beside his grandmother's body.
Jonas Dassler has 12 screen credits in a career dating back to 2016. Signature works include The Golden Glove, Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, A Sacrifice. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
