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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   1,193 votes
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Writers:
Michael Gutmann (writer)
Hans-Christian Schmid (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
31 July 2003 (Germany) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit
Plot:
This movie reflects on the situation around the border between Poland and Germany. The fate of many... more | add synopsis
Awards:
14 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Surprisingly good more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Andrzej Górak ... LKW Fahrer
Anna Yanovskaya ... Anna (as Anna Janowskaja)
Sergei Frolov ... Dimitri (as Sergej Frolov)
Bartek Wójtowicz ... Petja
Ivan Shvedoff ... Kolya
Andrej Liousikov ... Oleg
Sergey Kalantay ... Flüchtling
Nikolaus Kieselmann ... Flüchtling
Juri Konkov ... Flüchtling
Woytec Klimkowicz ... Flüchtling
Boris Raskin ... Flüchtling
Jana Pfeffer ... Flüchtling
Martin Kiefer ... Marko
Peter Obermann ... Zollbeamter
Alice Dwyer ... Katharina
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Distant Lights (International: English title)
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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
Germany
Language:
German | Polish | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Company:
Arte more

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References 23 (1998) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Surprisingly good, 12 February 2003
9/10
Author: Benjamin Stello from Rellingen, Germany

This movie reflects on the situation around the border between Poland and Germany. The fate of many single characters creates a picture of life in this region: Some Russians want to cross the border illegal to get into Germany, a company wants to build a new factory, a Polish taxi driver desperately needs money to buy his daughter a communion dress, and so on.

All this is very well written and directed. All the characters are true to life, and through the multiperspectivic reflection on the situation the movie works very well. Good acting performances do the rest. The one minor critical point I have is: The stories are standing on their own. I think the movie would have been better if they would have been connected in more points than just happening in one region. So the movie gets a 9 out of 10- but is still worth watching and very touchy.

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