Naked Among Wolves (German: Nackt unter Wölfen) is a 2015 German drama film directed by Philipp Kadelbach. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Bruno Apitz, which was published in 1958 by the East German Publishing house. It was created for television, it is the third film version of the literary text after the 1963 version.

Plot

The film takes place in the years 1944 and 1945 towards the end of World War II in the Buchenwald concentration camp. Prisoners in the Nazi concentration camp risk their lives by taking in a young Jewish boy rescued from a ghetto in Poland. The camp commander hears about the boy and tightens up on the already cruelly treated prisoners. They whisk the boy away from being discovered, always staying one step ahead of the Nazi guards and the ireful commandant. The boy is eventually discovered and the prisoners who protected him now face certain death. They are freed by the Allies in a dramatic but altogether expected turn of events.

Cast

• Florian Stetter – Hans Pippig
• Peter Schneider – André Höfel
• Sylvester Groth – Helmut Krämer
• Sabin Tambrea – Hermann Reineboth
• Robert Gallinowski – Robert Kluttig
• Rainer Bock – Alois Schwahl
• Rafael Stachowiak – Marian Kropinski
• Thorsten Merten – Hans Bochow

Year	2015
ReleaseDate	2015-04-01
RuntimeMins	105
RuntimeStr	1h 45min
Plot	As WWII comes to an end, a group of Buchenwald’s emaciated prisoners risk their lives for the safety of the camp’s youngest inmate: a four-year-old Auschwitz-born Jewish prisoner. Is there a future for the Buchenwald boy?
Awards	Awards, 8 wins & 12 nominations
Directors	Philipp Kadelbach
Writers	Bruno Apitz, Eugen Kogon, Stefan Kolditz
Stars	Florian Stetter, Peter Schneider, Sylvester Groth
Produced by	Benjamin Benedict,Jana Brandt,Tim Greve,Nico Hofmann,Verena Monßen,Korinna Roters,Christine Strobl,Sebastian Werninger
Music by	Michael Kadelbach
Cinematography by	Kolja Brandt
Film Editing by	Bernd Schlegel
Casting By	Nina Haun
Production Design by	Matthias Müsse
Art Direction by	David Baxa
Set Decoration by	Nancy Vogel
Costume Design by	Wiebke Kratz
Makeup Department	Anastasia Bakhtina,Esther Behrendt,Monika Cabáková,Karoline Franz,Katharina Grethlein,Jakub Gründler,Gloria Göschel,Juliane Hübner,Johanna Koch,Georg Korpas,Andrea Koutkova,Marina Kovtun,Levke Lassen,Janina Münch,Sarah Neumeier,Josef Rarach,Philipp Rathgeber,Jörg Runk,Helena Steidlova,Stuart Szymanski,Anne Wenzel
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Lucie Burianová,Katharina Haase,Martin Hladik,Andi Lang
Art Department	Daniel Cmolik,Jaroslav David,Albrecht Hartmann,Zbynek Havlin,Andreas Horstmann,Jan Kozak,Tomás Lehovec,Jiri Moravec,Pavel Tatar,Petr Votava,Frantisek Weber
Sound Department	Andreas Drost,Jacob Ilgner,Gregor Junghans,Jörg Klinkenberg,Lutz Lassek,Wolfgang Liebig,Jan Meyerdierks,Pibil Miroslav,Thomas Neumann,Frieder Wohlfarth
Special Effects by	David Myslík
Visual Effects by	Denis Behnke,Philipp Danner,Nico Hauter,Markus Hund,Manuel Klein,Michael Koch,Patrick Patzschke,Heiko Tippelt
Stunts	Jan Arnost,Jan Astl,Jan Blahák,Jan Brichcin,Marek Brichcin,Matous Brichcin,Robert Lahoda,Antje Rau,Tomas Rydval,Ivo Zubaty
Camera and Electrical Department	Jim Cramer,Tomás Hruska,Christin Jahrmärker,Igor Jelen,Bohumil Kapek,Roland Knitter,Jiri Krenek,Matous Krepelka,Lukás Kristof,Studnicka Milan,Martin Polach,Stephan Rabold,Dietmar Raiff,Fabio Seyding,Jalaludin Trautmann
Casting Department	Alrun Seifert
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Zuzana Bursíková,Klára Forejtová,Gabriela Horská,Sabrina Krämer,Bettina Köhler,Vera Mirová,Anne-Charlott Riedzewski,Heike Schenck-Wuttke,Nana Seemann,Jana Smetanova,Jitka Svecova,Barbora Wildova
Location Management	Sören Lang,Jens Noack
Music Department	Boban Apostolov,Stefan Broedner,F.A.M.E. S. Project,Georgi Hristovski
Script and Continuity Department	Gabriele Mattner,Sandra Peuthert
Transportation Department	Marc Böttcher,Marcus Goldhahn,Axel Kirst,Ilja Kloppenburg
Additional Crew	Marcel Ahrens,Orlindo Frick,Enrico Squeri,Claudia Vaseková
Genres	Drama, History, War
Companies	UFA Fiction
Countries	Germany
Languages	German, Polish, French, Spanish, English
ContentRating	Not Rated
ImDbRating	7.2
ImDbRatingVotes	4006
Keywords	concentration camp,germany,holocaust,jew,world war two