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Lichter

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  • 1h 45m
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Lichter (2003)
Drama
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 Ukrainians want to cross ... Read allThis 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 Ukrainians want to cross the border illegal to get into Germany, a company wants to build a new factory, a Polish t... Read allThis 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 Ukrainians 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 First Communion dress, and so on.
IMDb RATING
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7,957
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    • Director
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
    • Writers
      • Michael Gutmann
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
    • Stars
      • Andrzej Górak
      • Anna Yanovskaya
      • Sergey Frolov
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
    • Writers
      • Michael Gutmann
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
    • Stars
      • Andrzej Górak
      • Anna Yanovskaya
      • Sergey Frolov
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    • 11User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 9 nominations

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    Andrzej Górak
    • LKW Fahrer
    Anna Yanovskaya
    • Anna
    • (as Anna Janowskaja)
    Sergey Frolov
    • Dimitri
    • (as Sergej Frolov)
    Bartek Wójtowicz
    • Petja
    Ivan Shvedoff
    Ivan Shvedoff
    • Kolya
    Andrej Liousikov
    • Oleg
    Sergey Kalantay
    Sergey Kalantay
    • Flüchtling
    Nikolaus Kieselmann
    • Flüchtling
    Juri Konkov
    • Flüchtling
    Wojciech Klimowicz
    • Flüchtling
    Boris Raskin
    • Flüchtling
    Jana Pfeffer
    • Flüchtling
    Martin Kiefer
    Martin Kiefer
    • Marko
    Peter Obermann
    • Zollbeamter
    Alice Dwyer
    Alice Dwyer
    • Katharina
    Devid Striesow
    Devid Striesow
    • Ingo
    Ellen Schlootz
    • Mitarbeiter Ingo
    Peter Wohlfeil
    • Mitarbeiter Ingo
    • Director
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
    • Writers
      • Michael Gutmann
      • Hans-Christian Schmid
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    • Trivia
      In one of the key scenes of "Lichter", the translator Sonja (Maria Simon) and her friend Christoph (Janek Rieke) talk to a Polish student (Kamil Majchrzak) in a stairwell while searching for Kamil (Marek Zeranski), who gave shelter to a Ukrainian migrant named Kolja (Ivan Shvedoff) in his shared student flat.

      In real life Kamil Majchrzak also worked as a researcher for the screenplay and was assistant director to Hans-Christian Schmid. At the same time, Majchrzak studied law and counseled refugees at the EU border on asylum. Michael Gutmann named the character "Kamil" as a homage. Source: Audio commentary from the German DVD-edition edited by Prokino.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kinomagazin: An der Grenze - Der Film 'Lichter' von Hans-Christian Schmid und Michael Gutmann (2003)

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    10/10
    Hits me every time I watch it.
    Saw it first when I was about 19 - left me in daze for several days. Rewatched with my husband 5 years later - similar effect. This movie just came into my mind today - you bet I am going to watch it for the third time, 14 years later. Curious what it will do for me this time.
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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2003 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • German
      • Polish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Distant Lights
    • Filming locations
      • Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $804,054
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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