Promising the Moon
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Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentleness. It’s an uncomfortable situation for Sofia who must now take care of her mother. Sofia’s growing realization that Marga’s past also affects her own gives Sofia impetus to make a sudden journey with her mother to Riga. This is where Marga grew up and where she married Juris. But the more Sofia learns about her mothers, the less clear it becomes who she herself is.
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Cast
18 people
Hannelore Elsner
Marga Baumanis
Known for
100 Things
Cherry Blossoms
Maria Popistasu
Dace Kalnins
Juliane Köhler
Sofia Schleier
Known for
Downfall
Nowhere in Africa
Karoline Herfurth
Young Marga Baumanis
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Niklas Kohrt
Juris Baumanis
Also in
Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer
The Sheikh
David Kross
Young Osvalds Kalnins
Known for
The Reader
Prey
Rüdiger Vogler
Osvalds Kalnins
Known for
Alice in the Cities
OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Matthias Brandt
Lorenz Schleier
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Afire
Juta Vanaga
Young Ieva Lepere
Also in
Kleine Ziege, sturer Bock
Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart
Dace Eversa
Ieva Lepere
Also in
Aija
The Pit
Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Dr. Brandt
Known for
Pagan Peak
Alive and Ticking
Maria Popistașu
Dace Kalnins
Known for
Tuesday, After Christmas
Love Sick
Hans Steinbichler Director · Robert Thayenthal Writer Josephin von Thayenthal Writer
First release June 2, 2011 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Latvian
Production
d.i.e. Film GmbH
Production
ARD
Production
SamFilm
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Das Blaue vom Himmel
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Latvian
Release dates
Germany · June 2, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 19, 2013 · Theatrical
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