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...
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Title: Distant Lights (2003)
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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. Written by Benjamin Stello
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GermanyRelease Date:
31 July 2003 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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ARTE, Claussen & Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) See more »
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The acting was good, and the story kind of interesting.
I don´t think it is an important film, but it gives you something to think about. To think about human behaviour etc.
To be a really good film I missed a lot of explanations. For example why the family wanted to leave the Ukraine. Why they took a little baby with them? I wouldn`t make such a dangerous journey with a baby if it wouldn`t be really necessary. So the story about the Ukrainians didn`t work for me.
6/10.