Never Look Away_
Original: Werk ohne Autor
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
Starring
Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer
Box Office
$4.8M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Box office
Never Look Away earned $4.8M against a $18.0M budget.
Year context
Never Look Away was released 8 years ago in 2018.
Never Look Away is a Drama, Romance, History film with a runtime of 3h 9m.
CAST (20)
Tom Schilling
Kurt Barnert
Sebastian Koch
Carl Seeband
Paula Beer
Ellie
Saskia Rosendahl
Elisabeth May
Oliver Masucci
Antonius van Verten
CC
Cai Cohrs
Six-Year-Old Kurt Barnert
Ina Weisse
Martha Seeband
Evgeniy Sidikhin
Major Murawjow
Mark Zak
Murawjow Interpreter
Ulrike C. Tscharre
Miss Hellthaler
Bastian Trost
Franz Michaelis
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Horst Grimma
Hanno Koffler
Günther Preusser
David Schütter
Adrian Schimmel / Finck
Franz Pätzold
Max Seifert
Hinnerk Schönemann
Werner Blaschke
Jeanette Hain
Waltraut Barnert
Jörg Schüttauf
Johann Barnert
Johanna Gastdorf
Grandmother Malvine
Florian Bartholomäi
Günther May
BOX OFFICE
$18.0M
Budget
$4.8M
Revenue
-73%
ROI
FLOP
Verdict
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
189 min (3h 9m)
Original Title
Werk ohne Autor
Language
German
Country
Rating
7.7/10 (740 votes)
Popularity
2
Budget
$18,000,000
Box Office
$4,831,836
Profit
$-13,168,164
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Never Look Away about?
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
How long is Never Look Away?
Never Look Away has a runtime of 189 minutes (3h 9m).
Who stars in Never Look Away?
The cast of Never Look Away includes Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci.
How much did Never Look Away make at the box office?
Never Look Away earned $4,831,836 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $18,000,000.
What is the rating of Never Look Away?
Never Look Away has a rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 740 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
Romance
History