The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each other. But they want to dig a tunnel to Australia to meet there themselves again. When Jonas should leave the country with his mother this night changes everything.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Dirk KummerDirector
- Bert KoßWriter
- Dirk KummerWriter
Cast
- Tilman DöblerFred Ernst
- Valentin WesselyJonas Gramowski
- Katharina M. SchubertMichaela Ernst
- Christian FriedelGünter Ernst
- Deborah KaufmannOlivia Gramowski
- Hermann BeyerKaczmareck
- Carmen-Maja AntoniFrau Neumann
- Rosa EnskatFrau Knebelmann
- Pauletta PollmannRamona Ernst
- Gwendolyn GöbelCarola
- Thomas PoltmannHerr Lutz
- Justin SvobodaBollmann
Stills
Themes
1970sbordereast germany