Odyssey of Heroes

When their ship is sunk in the Indian Ocean during the first world war, 50 men have to cross infinite stretches of sea and desert, avoid enemies, find allies and finally make it home to Germany. A breathtaking real-life odyssey.

War Drama

Sibel Kekilli

(Salima Bey)

Ken Duken

(Karl Overbeck)

Felicitas Woll

(Maria von Plettenberg)

Sebastian Blomberg

(Hellmuth von Mücke)

Oliver Korittke

(Maat Kluthe)

Matthias Schloo

(Manfred von Manstein)

Shaun Lawton

(Gouverneur of Cocos Islands)

Michael Lott

(Matrose Hilgert)

Jan Henrik Stahlberg

(Friedrich von Schulau)

Christian Näthe

(Matrose Kolkmann)

Ian T. Dickinson

(Interrorgation Officer)

Chiem van Houweninge

(Hafenkapitän van Ommen)

Peter Sodann

(Generaloberst von Leutenburg)

Andreas Pape

(Johannes Burgwächter)

Olaf Burmeister

(Paule)

Kai Maertens

(Reporter)

Wolfgang Winkler

(Dr.Bartel)

Sheri Hagen

(Antonia)

Gerd Wameling

(Wilhelm von Plettenberg)

Daniel Schüßler

(Walter Gerling)

Jochen Kolenda

(Kapitän Jürgensen)

Verena Plangger

(Elisabeth von Plettenberg)

Robert Glatzeder

(Matrose Norget)

Charlotte Sieglin

(Wilhelmine von Plettenberg)

Baris Ar

(Heinz Oschert)