Sleeper
2005, German. Directed by Benjamin Heisenberg.
Johannes, a new assistant at the university, is asked to provide reports on an Algerian colleague - who is suspected of being a sleeper. He refuses, but the seed of doubt has been planted. A fragile friendship which is overshadowed by professional and emotional competition eventually leads to betrayal.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 26 June 2005
- Original title
- Schläfer
- Country
- Austria, Germany
- Written by
- Benjamin Heisenberg
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Sleeper runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Sleeper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 June 2005. (Checked 1 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sleeper?
Sleeper (2005) was directed by Benjamin Heisenberg and stars Bastian Trost, Mehdi Nebbou, Loretta Pflaum.