Young Light (2016)

Julian is a 12-year-old boy whose family is just scraping by in the Ruhr industrial region of Germany in the early 1960s . When his mother and younger sister go away for a while, he is left... See full summary »

Director:

Adolf Winkelmann

Writers:

Till Beckmann (screenplay), Nils Beckmann (screenplay)

Stars:

Charly Hübner, Oscar Brose, Lina Beckmann

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charly Hübner	...	Walter Collien
Oscar Brose	...	Julian Collien
Lina Beckmann	...	Liesel Collien
Magdalena Matz	...	Sophie Collien
Peter Lohmeyer	...	Konrad Gorny
Nina Petri	...	Trudchen Gorny
Greta Sophie Schmidt	...	Marusha
Stephan Kampwirth	...	Herbert Lippek
Caroline Peters	...	Frau Morian
Ludger Pistor	...	Pfarrer Stürwald
Patrick Joswig	...	Onkel Jupp
Andreas Beck	...	Lehrer Staitzner
Linus Schütz	...	Jonny
Henk Buchholz	...	Karl Maronde
Bennet Pappe	...	Franz Maronde

Storyline

Julian is a 12-year-old boy whose family is just scraping by in the Ruhr industrial region of Germany in the early 1960s . When his mother and younger sister go away for a while, he is left mostly alone in the apartment while his father works in the coal mine. He has to confront the confusing world of adults and older boys and the older girl next door on his own. Finally events build up and threaten to tear the family apart.

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Plot Keywords:

1960s | 12 year old boy | 12 year old | male objectification | male in underwear | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

12 May 2016 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Lait et charbon

Filming Locations:

MMC Studios, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

FFP New Media GmbH, Adolf Winkelmann Filmproduktion, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1