Helmut and Sabine Halm have always managed vacations of lazy privacy at their favorite retreat on Germany′s Lake Constance. So when the energetic, handsome Klaus Buch turns up with his beautiful girlfriend Helene, Helmut is quite ready to dismiss this dimly familiar acquaintance. But Klaus is overjoyed to recognize his old schoolmate Helmut, eager to recall every incident of their shared time, and to display every detail of this successful lifestyle as a fit sportsman and author. The precious days of privacy give way to an unwanted and awkward intimacy, as the Buchs and the Halms hike, dine and sail together. Their joint activities aggravate myriad psychological tensions among the four characters, which are all the more intensely ironic for their peaceful veneer and which must eventually erupt.
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Katja Riemann
Sabine
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer
Look Who's Back
Ulrich Tukur
Klaus
Known for
The Lives of Others
Amen.
Ulrich Noethen
Helmut
Known for
Downfall
Furia
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Helene
Known for
Stereo
Almanya: Welcome to Germany
Jan Messutat
Mann der Wasserwacht
Known for
Tour de Force
Rainer Kaufmann Director · Ralf Hertwig Screenplay Kathrin Richter Screenplay
First release June 30, 2007 · Produced in Germany · Production Gate Filmproduktion
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ZDF
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Gate Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Original title
Ein fliehendes Pferd
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · June 30, 2007
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Austria
September 21, 2007 · Digital
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