EmancipationMovie
The story revolves around Dominik Liebmann: a man who has lost everything: His wife, son, job, house - even his pride. Financially and emotionally bankrupt he enters Berlins first and only "Männerhaus": a shelter for battered men. He meets Holger the director of the house and its members. After a psychiatric examination by the youth welfare office he has to participate in the Group Therapy Session of the "Männerhaus" in order to get custody for his son Dylan. After an initial resistance Dominik decides to participate and so the other members of the "Männerhaus" learn about Dominiks past... Director Philipp Müller-Dorn takes a daring and provocative look inside the world that very few men, out of embarrassment or retaliation, speak of: domestic abuse by their partner. In the dramatic film eMANcipation, ...
About Emancipation
Emancipation is a 2011 drama, comedy movie directed by Philipp Müller-Dorn.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 55m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Urs Stämpfli, Roland Avenard, Eduard Burza, Sieruan Casey. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
