Johanna has fled Nazi Germany to visit a friend in Finland, and from there she continues on to her friend's family's estate. Once at the estate, Johanna passionately argues with her friend's pro-Nazi brother and at the same time, falls for the second, good-looking brother who shares her own anti-fascist feelings. The two are soon engaged in an active sexual relationship that continues as they travel north to an Arctic port.
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Katharina Thalbach
Johanna
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Jukka-Pekka Palo
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Ahti Similä
Hanuristi (uncredited)
Kristiina Tuura
Tanssiva nainen kapakassa (uncredited)
Jukka Vikberg
Kapakan tarjoilija (uncredited)
Carl von Willebrand
Laivan purseri (uncredited)
Ingemo Engström Director · Klaus Mann Author Axel Block Cinematographer
First release February 1, 1986 · Produced in Finland, Germany · Languages Finnish, German, Swedish
Production
BR
Production
Jörn Donner Productions
Production
Theuring-Engström-Filmproduktion
Production
Finland · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Flucht in den Norden
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Finnish · German · Swedish
Release dates
Germany · February 1, 1986
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Germany · November 27, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 11, 1986 · Limited theatrical · Toronto Film Festival
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