23 000 Lives (2026)

July 2, 2026 (DE) • Drama • 112m

Overview

A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.

Director

Markus Goller

Writers

Oliver Ziegenbalg, Michele Cinque

Top Billed

Louis Hofmann

Keywords

legal dispute refugees search and rescue water rescue

Where to watch

Free / Included

Netflix

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Top Billed Cast

Louis Hofmann

Lukas

Mala Emde

Kitty

Katharina Stark

Nina

Frederick Lau

Sören

Maria Dragus

Viola

Trevor Magaya

Lamin

Kathy Etoa

Rose

Saibon Wang

Joone Dankou

Paula

Merlin Von Garnier

Maik

Luisa-Céline Gaffron

Dominique

Omid Memar

Askanius

Corinna Harfouch

Mrs. Gans

Ulrich Matthes

Mr. Gans

Franka Potente

Anne

Katja Riemann

Self

Frank Plasberg

Self

Herbert Knaup

Dr. Norbert Dehler

Eleonora Romandini

Giulia

Joris van Uffelen

Xenophobic Young Man 1

Stefan Mehren

Christian

Hannes Linder

Dennis Morgenthaler

Christian Hockenbrink

Frank Buschmann

Gundula Gause

Self

Crew

Oliver Ziegenbalg

Writer

Michele Cinque

Writer

Frankie DeMarco

Director of Photography

Oliver Ziegenbalg

Producer

Markus Goller

Producer

Markus Goller

Director

Christopher Zwickler

Producer

Michele Cinque

Creative Producer

Wassily von Koslowski

Set Production Assistant

Silvia Ladopoulos

Script Supervisor

Julia Dupuis

Editor

Sandra Böhme

Assistant Editor

Antje Rau

Stunt Coordinator

Julian Feijoo

First Assistant Sound Editor

Max Hartstang

First Assistant Sound Editor

Nils Gradlowsky

First Assistant Sound Editor

Philipp Sellier

Sound Designer

Clemens Becker

Sound Designer

Monika Preischl

Archival Footage Research

Ernestine Kahn

Dialect Coach

Karoline Schürer

Dialogue Coach

Fabian Goetz

First Assistant Director

Tim Schaer

Second Assistant Director

Ludovica Loda

Second Assistant Director

Laura Käding

Third Assistant Director

Michelle von der Burg

Third Assistant Director

Meret Wagner

Key Art Production Assistant

Lea Röschmann

Production Assistant

Paulina Maria Ochmann

Crowd Assistant Director

Tina Mersmann

Post Production Supervisor

Urs Franzen

Visual Effects Supervisor

Nina Haun

Casting Director

Laura Buschhagen

Casting Associate

Jacqueline Nietsch

Extras Casting

Christl Druxeis

Executive Producer

Carolin Riedel

Executive Producer

David Christoph

Executive Producer's Assistant

Zewdenesch Zewdie

Payroll Accountant

Moritz Virmond

Camera Operator

Stefan Sosna

Steadicam Operator

Christian Graf

First Assistant Camera

Nelson Smith

First Assistant Camera

Hannes Engler

First Assistant Camera

Nicolas Unger

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Florian Hohensee

Second Assistant Camera

Paul-Vincent Roll

Second Assistant Camera

Dung Ngoc Pham

Second Assistant Camera

Milian-Yannik Symanek

Second Assistant Camera

Ryan Gatt

Digital Imaging Technician

Fabian Jung

Data Wrangler

Luisa Knight

Video Assist Operator

Wolfgang Ennenbach

Still Photographer

Reiner Bajo

Still Photographer

Chiara Thieke

Camera Intern

Maya Silva

Camera Intern

Mika Braun

Costume Designer

Casas Ines

Assistant Costume Designer

Anja Richter

Assistant Costume Designer

Vera Holthaus

Set Costumer

Maike Igelmann

Set Costumer

Katharina Elmer

Set Costumer

Emma Helene Marmuth

Set Costumer

Daniel Jopp

Best Boy Lighting Technician

Jana Milena Peuckmann

Lighting Design

Skadi Lesske

Makeup & Hair

Astrid Weber

Makeup & Hair

Regine Frohberg

Makeup Artist

Iselin Brockes

Makeup Artist

Benjamin Wendl

Makeup Artist

Julia Thar

Additional Hairstylist

Christian M. Goldbeck

Production Design

Melanie Raab

Set Decoration

Marie Charlotte Matthaei

Set Decoration Buyer

Kerstin Grund

Props

Johannes Pfaller

Props

Stefan Henkes

Set Propsman

Christoph Heinecke

Set Dresser

Robin Plöger

Set Dresser

Julio Pimentel

Set Propsman

Achim Reimann

Painter

Paul Cybulska

Props

Felix Eckert

Driver

Oliver Lüer

Line Producer

Felix Leitermann

Line Producer

Adrian Steuer

Executive Producer's Assistant

Daniel Rillmann

Production Manager

Jörn Ruhnau

Production Coordinator

Tine Hoefke

Production Coordinator

Maxi Klingbeil

Production Coordinator

Theresa Krehn

Production Assistant

Maxi Klingbeil

Production Assistant

Arne Duppler

Production Manager

Marc-André Gerke

Location Manager

Florian Pöhler

Production Manager

Till Rausch

Location Manager

Sabine Schulmeyer

Location Manager

Ada Thiessen

Production Manager

Florian Pöhler

Transportation Coordinator

Fahd Almajzoub

Assistant Production Manager

Patrick Sonnenburg

Assistant Production Manager

Klarissa Kühnapfel

Production Driver

Sarah Paar

Production Driver

Anna Franca Fortuna

Production Driver

Danielo Gallone

Production Driver

Michael Wegner

Production Driver

Wassily von Koslowski

Production Intern

Volker Bertelmann

Original Music Composer

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23 000 Lives (2026)

Oliver Ziegenbalg, Michele Cinque

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