How Murat Kurnaz ended up in Guantanamo Bay is a mysterious story. 5 YEARS investigates the psychological aspect of this endless and unjustified "imprisonment" where Kurnaz had to endure never ending physical and psychological torture.
| Directing | Stefan Schaller | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacey Kent | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Susanne Hahn | Post Production Supervisor |
| Writing | Stefan Schaller | Screenplay |
| Sound | Max Bauer | Foley |
| Camera | Gregor Grieshaber | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Tübbecke-Bechem | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Normann Büttner | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Thomas Hofmann | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Nami Strack | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Martin Grözinger | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Steve Thiede | Stunts |
| Editing | Benedikt Hugendubel | Senior Colorist |
| Production | Kay Schellack | Location Manager |
| Sound | Stefan Broedner | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Hi-Sun Bae | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Enik | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Sophia Kuhn | Assistant Production Design |
| Crew | Daniel Helbig | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eugen Kelle | CG Artist |
| Camera | Thorsten Klein | Key Grip |
| Directing | Claudia Trost | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Sarah Horton | Art Direction |
| Production | Andreas Jupe | Production Manager |
| Art | Jennie Konrad | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Camera | Casey Campbell | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Florian Ritter | First Assistant Camera |
| Production | Christoph Fisser | Producer |
| Crew | Jörg Himstedt | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Sonja B. Zimmer | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Özkan Arslan | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ben Bischof | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jagpal Singh | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Sandra Zimmerle | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Carl Schröter | Digital Compositor |
| Lighting | Richard Nitsche | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Sebastian Zinburg | Electrician |
| Editing | Rabea Hildner | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Frank Evers | Co-Producer |
| Art | Nancy Müller | Property Master |
| Art | Ludwig Schult | Set Dresser |
| Art | Katharina Unger | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Rainer Werner | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Anja Krebs | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Crew | Volker Scheuerer | Set Runner |
| Art | Julian R. Wagner | Production Design |
| Lighting | Marc Oliver Sartorius | Best Boy Electric |
| Crew | Stephan Gehrke-Losinski | Post Production Supervisor |
| Writing | David Finck | Script Consultant |
| Directing | Simone Catharina Gaul | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Michael Jungfleisch | Line Producer |
| Art | Rouven Noffer | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Felix Schöpfer | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Anke Cott | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Dirk Eichler | Steadicam Operator |
| Writing | Juli Zeh | Script Consultant |
| Production | Joseph M'Barek | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dörte Dobkowitz | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bianca Laschalt | Assistant Production Manager |
| Sound | Felix Kratzer | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | Elita Cuccarolo | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Tolga Ince | Driver |
| Production | Fabian Maubach | Producer |
| Camera | Armin Franzen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Art | Uwe Schaer | Construction Manager |
| Sound | David Rädler | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Johannes Bogenhauser | Compositor |
| Camera | Stephanie Kulbach | Still Photographer |
| Art | Roland Gerhardt | Location Scout |
| Crew | Stefanie Groß | Commissioning Editor |
| Art | Melanie Raab | Set Decoration |
| Production | Johannes Schuchardt | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Dominik Leube | Sound Designer |
| Production | Henning Molfenter | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Hubert von Spreti | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Christoph Schilling | Sound |
| Lighting | Thomas Standtke | Electrician |
| Crew | Dirk Kuring | Driver |
| Production | Oliver Planert | Production Driver |
| Production | Bernd Röttger | Production Driver |
| Sound | Dörg Schambach | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Shawn Gordon Becker | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Stefanie Kuhlmann | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jochen Laube | Producer |
| Art | Anne Freitag | Assistant Property Master |
| Lighting | Moritz Sadowski | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Jörg Schulze | Producer |
| Crew | Georg Steinert | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Charlie Woebcken | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Simon Blasi | Editor |
| Directing | Lars Gmehling | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Jan-Frederick Wockenfuß | Clapper Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | Filiz Ertas | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Nicolas Neugebauer | Location Scout |
| Production | Helge Neubronner | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Dean | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert Karge | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Maximilian von Saurma-Jeltsch | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | Mareike Stohp | Set Runner |
