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Stopped on Track

Original title: Halt auf freier Strecke
  • 2011
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.6K
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Stopped on Track (2011)
Drama

Frank is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given only a few months to live. He and his wife don't know how and when to tell their children about it. Meanwhile, Frank's health is ge... Read allFrank is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given only a few months to live. He and his wife don't know how and when to tell their children about it. Meanwhile, Frank's health is getting worse with each day.Frank is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and given only a few months to live. He and his wife don't know how and when to tell their children about it. Meanwhile, Frank's health is getting worse with each day.

  • Director
    • Andreas Dresen
  • Writers
    • Andreas Dresen
    • Cooky Ziesche
  • Stars
    • Steffi Kühnert
    • Milan Peschel
    • Talisa Lilly Lemke
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andreas Dresen
    • Writers
      • Andreas Dresen
      • Cooky Ziesche
    • Stars
      • Steffi Kühnert
      • Milan Peschel
      • Talisa Lilly Lemke
    • 7User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 10 nominations

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    Andreas Dresen in Stopped on Track (2011)
    Steffi Kühnert, Milan Peschel, Mika Seidel, and Talisa Lilly Lemke in Stopped on Track (2011)
    Steffi Kühnert and Milan Peschel in Stopped on Track (2011)
    Milan Peschel and Mika Seidel in Stopped on Track (2011)
    Steffi Kühnert and Milan Peschel in Stopped on Track (2011)
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    Steffi Kühnert
    Steffi Kühnert
    • Simone Lange
    Milan Peschel
    Milan Peschel
    • Frank Lange
    Talisa Lilly Lemke
    • Lilli Lange
    • (as Talisa Lilli Lemke)
    Mika Seidel
    • Mika Lange
    • (as Mika Nilson Seidel)
    Ursula Werner
    Ursula Werner
    • Renate, Simones Mutter
    Marie Rosa Tietjen
    • Simones Schwester
    Otto Mellies
    Otto Mellies
    • Ernst, Franks Vater
    Christine Schorn
    • Franks Mutter
    Bernhard Schütz
    Bernhard Schütz
    • Stefan
    Thorsten Merten
    Thorsten Merten
    • Tumor
    Inka Friedrich
    Inka Friedrich
    • Ina
    Petra Anwar
    • Palliativärztin
    Uwe Träger
    • Diagnosearzt
    • (as Dr. Uwe Träger)
    Elke Unmüssig
    • Sterbebegleiterin #1
    Brunhilde Sauer-Baur
    • Sterbebegleiterin #2
    Harald Schmidt
    Harald Schmidt
    • Self
    Helmut Zerlett
    Helmut Zerlett
    • Self
    • (scenes deleted)
    Knut Elstermann
    • Radiomoderator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andreas Dresen
    • Writers
      • Andreas Dresen
      • Cooky Ziesche
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    • Trivia
      All of the doctors, nurses, etc. shown in the film are real health care professionals, not actors.
    • Soundtracks
      Love and Mercy
      Music and Lyrics by Eugene Landy and Brian Wilson

      Performed by Milan Peschel

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    A realistic chronology of a tumor
    The movie 'Halt auf freier Strecke' draws a realistic story of a family facing a great loss. The film begins from the beginning of an end: at the clinic where a doctor gently delivers a death sentence for a father of a family.

    In the story, the parents' roles are solid and their mutual relationship is pictured in a beautiful but not overly romantic way. Outsiders to the nuclear family remain uncomfortable with the thought of death throughout. Amazingly that happens even to the close ones. Only those that are facing death at the daily basis seem to be okay with the idea.

    The daughter's role remains strangely distant throughout the movie. It is likely intentional from the director, as for a teenager the thought of someone's death might feel distant. However, if it were one's own father, I would imagine that the response would not necessarily be like the one pictured in the film, especially that the family seems like perfectly average.

    The film is probably a great chance for going through one's feelings for anyone who has experienced a cancer death of a close person. For others, it surely is a chance to stop for 110 minutes to think what it would mean for oneself if something tragic suddenly happened in one's own life.

    As a non-German viewer, it is refreshing for a change to see good movie-making from Germany motivated by something else than the currently hot "multi-kulti" topic. …and something that made me feel great at the end regardless of the theme was the soundtrack - German rock (when played at the right place at the right time) is just awesome!
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    • Sep 19, 2011

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 2011 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ustavljen na poti
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Peter Rommel Productions
      • Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)
      • ARTE
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $710,237
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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