Distant Lights
7.5
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
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Cast
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Maria Simon
Sonja
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
A Hidden Life
Claudia Geisler
Simone
Alice Dwyer
Katharina
Known for
Black Island
The Invisibles
Devid Striesow
Ingo
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Counterfeiters
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Andreas
Known for
Babylon Berlin
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo
August Diehl
Philip
Known for
Salt
Inglourious Basterds
Herbert Knaup
Klaus
Known for
Run Lola Run
Nuremberg
Ivan Shvedoff
Kolja
Known for
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Enemy at the Gates
Sergey Frolov
Dimitri
Known for
Locust
Anna Yanovskaya
Anna
Also in
In Heaven As It Is on Earth
The Stringer
Martin Kiefer
Marko
Known for
The 12th Man
Munich - The Edge of War
Tom Jahn
Maik
Known for
Dark
We Are the Night
Hans-Christian Schmid Director · Michael Gutmann Screenplay Bogumił Godfrejów Cinematographer
First release February 11, 2003 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Polish, Russian
Production
Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Lichter
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Polish · Russian
Release dates
Germany · February 11, 2003
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
October 2, 2003 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
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