title: Brother of Sleep
text: # Brother of Sleep
  
  Brother of Sleep (German: Schlafes Bruder) is a 1995 German film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and based on the novel Schlafes Bruder by Austrian writer Robert Schneider. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * André Eisermann [de] as Elias
  * Dana Vávrová as Elsbeth
  * Ben Becker as Peter
  * Jochen Nickel as Köhler Michel
  * Jürgen Schornagel as Kurat Benzer
  * Paulus Manker as Lehrer Oskar
  * Michaela Rosen as Seffin
  * Peter Franke as Seff
  * Detlef Bothe as Lukas
  * Michael Mendl as Nulf
  
  ## Reception
  
  It was the fourth most popular German film of the year with a gross of 9.9 million Deutsche Mark ($6 million).
  
  