The Call of the Toad
5.8
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
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Cast
61 people
Krystyna Janda
Aleksandra Piatkowska
Known for
Decalogue II
Man of Marble
Matthias Habich
Alexander Reschke
Known for
Enemy at the Gates
Berlin Syndrome
Gunter Grass
Mike Downey
Known for
Deathwatch
Robert Glinski
Dorothea Walda
Erna Brakup
Known for
Otto's Eleven
Jesus Loves Me
Cezary Harasimowicz
Hartmut Köhler
Bhasker Patel
Chatterjee
Known for
Emmerdale
Snowden
Zorana Piggott
Pawel Huelle
Udo Samel
Vielbrand
Known for
Babylon Berlin
The Piano Teacher
Robert Gliński Director · Cezary Harasimowicz Writer Pawel Huelle Writer
Budget $1.3M · United States release May 7, 2006 · Produced in Germany, Poland
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Budget
$1,300,000
Production
Kino Świat
Production
Soho Images Film Laboratory
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Cine Plus Koln GmbH (DE)
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Sound Vision GmbH (DE)
Production
Ziegler Film
Production
Filmcontract
Production
Film & Music Entertainment Ireland
Production
Degeto Film
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Telewizja Polska
Production
Urząd Miasta Gdańska (PL)
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Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Eurimages
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Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
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Agencja Media Plus
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Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME)
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Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Unkenrufe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Polish
Release dates
Germany · September 22, 2005
Theatrical
United States · May 7, 2006
Seattle Polish Film Festival
Poland
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
September 30, 2006 · Festival de Cinema Polític
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