Trial of Hein

Plot

After 14 years away, Hein returns to his home village on a remote island, only to discover that the close-knit community no longer recognises him. Suspecting him to be an impostor, they demand a trial to determine his true identity.

About Trial of Hein

Trial of Hein (German: Der Heimatlose) is a German drama film, directed by Kai Stänicke and released in 2026. The film stars Paul Boche as Hein, a man who returns to his home village on a small German island in the North Sea after 14 years away. With his mother suffering from dementia and his younger sister Heide (Stephanie Amarell) having been too young when he left to have any concrete memory of him, the community is distrustful of whether he really is who he claims to be, and places him on trial to prove his identity after his own memories of his prior life in the community fail to correspond to theirs. The cast also includes Philip Froissant and Emilia Schüle as Hein's childhood friends Friedemann and Greta, who hold the key to the truth but are not defending Hein, and Frederick Lepthien and Emil Hauss as Hein in childhood flashbacks, as well as Aaron Hilmer as Volker, Jeanette Hain as Jorinde and Sebastian Blomberg as Hauke in supporting roles.

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