Lichter

Name: Lichter
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003-07-31
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Andrzej Górak, Anna Yanovskaya, Sergey Frolov

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7.6/10

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 communion dress, and so on.

7.6/10

Director
- Hans-Christian Schmid
Writers
- Michael Gutmann
- Hans-Christian Schmid
Stars

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Awards
- 15 wins & 9 nominations

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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 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. —Benjamin Stello

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Taglines
- Willkommen in der Wirklichkeit
Genre
- Drama
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

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)

Top review

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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