Never Look Away - Characters & Cast

To understand the confusing world around him and to remain faithful to the truth his aunt taught him, even when he doesn't fully understand it yet.

Starts as a passive witness to trauma, becomes a skilled but hollow craftsman in the East, and finally evolves into a visionary artist in the West by integrating his suppressed memories into his work.

To maintain control, purity, and superiority. He is driven by a eugenicist ideology that views weakness as something to be eradicated.

A static villain who seamlessly transitions from high-ranking Nazi doctor to respected Communist professor to successful Western doctor. He never repents, only adapts.

To experience the intensity of life and beauty without barriers.

She is the spiritual catalyst of the film. Her sensitivity is labeled as madness by the Nazis. Her death haunts the narrative, and her spirit guides Kurt's artistic breakthrough.

To live a free life with Kurt and escape her father's controlling grip.

Struggles to separate herself from her domineering father. She becomes Kurt's anchor and muse, suffering physically (through the abortion her father forces) but remaining resilient.