Am Ende kommen Touristen (2007)

A civil service worker befriends an elderly Holocaust survivor.

Director:

Robert Thalheim

Writers:

Bernd Lange (collaboration), Hans-Christian Schmid (collaboration),

Stars:

Alexander Fehling, Ryszard Ronczewski, Barbara Wysocka

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alexander Fehling	...	Sven Lehnert
Ryszard Ronczewski	...	Stanislaw Krzeminski
Barbara Wysocka	...	Ania Lanuszewska
Piotr Rogucki	...	Krzysztof Lanuszewski
Rainer Sellien	...	Klaus Herold
Lena Stolze	...	Andrea Schneider
Lutz Blochberger	...	Jürgen Dremmler
Willy Rachow	...	Lehrling Micha
Roman Gancarczyk	...	Restaurator Karol
Adam Nawojczyk	...	Restaurator Piotr
Halina Kwiatkowska	...	Zofia Krzeminska
Joachim Lätsch	...	Lehrer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kazimierz Beer	...	Polnische Delegation
Urszula Brania	...	Krankengymnastin
Jonas Brehme	...	Seminarteisnehmer

Storyline

A civil service worker befriends an elderly Holocaust survivor.

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Plot Keywords:

civil servant | nazi concentration camp | conservation | auschwitz | polish history | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de] Official site [fr]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Polish English

Release Date:

16 August 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

And Along Come Tourists

Filming Locations:

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

23/5 Filmproduktion GmbH, Das Kleinfernsehspiel

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Metropolis: Cannes 2007 - Special (2007)

User Reviews

Sensitive and well acted, but a bit shallow

A young conscientious objector from Germany -- back in the days when there was still compulsive national service-- serves his term in Oscwiescim running errands for a holocaust survivor, and falls in love with a local girl who wants to escape the mediocrity of the Polish boondocks. This movie is well shot and acted, but the plot is too predictable. Of course, the old guy is grumpy (and not really a great humanitarian who welcomes the idealistic lad), and the young couple grapples with a bit of anti-German sentiment. That's what I expected from the opening credits, and that's what this movie delivers. The fact that the male and female leads are a bit too toothsome detracts from the plausibility of the romance and adds to the predictability of the plot.