Two years ago, cinema poster painter Jonathan had agreed in his divorce to leave the sole custody for his son David to David′s mother Ruth. But at the boy′s ninth birthday, Jonathan all of a sudden returns to their house. In the meantime, Ruth has found a new Partner, Franz, whom David has accepted as his surrogate father. Although everybody tries to solve the new situation with a lot of tolerance, Franz and Jonathan become rivals. But this rivalry comes to an end when David has an accident. Now, the boy is allowed to visit his father Jonathan on the weekend whenever he wants to. But before that, David goes on one last adventure: On a trip to a vacation camp, Jonathan "kidnaps" his son to spend several days hitchhiking alone with his son. Then, he gets him back to the vacation camp.
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Cast
22 people
Katrin Sass
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
Dogs of Berlin
Wolfgang Winkler
Also in
Rentnercops
Polizeiruf 110
Karl-Heinz Heymann
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The Moon and Other Lovers
Andreas Köfer
Herbert Köfer
Radetzki
Also in
Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck
Naked Among Wolves
Vera Nowark
Uwe Kockisch
Franz
Known for
Ruby Red
The Tunnel
Rolf Fischer
Roland Gawlik
Jonathan Singula
Also in
Darf ich Petruschka zu dir sagen?
Alexander Korth
David
Also in
Der Staatsanwalt hat das Wort
Gabriele Zion
Ruth
Also in
The Woman and the Stranger
Fallada: The Last Chapter
Thomas Putensen
Werner
Also in
Ete and Ali
Whiskey with Vodka
Karl-Heinz Heymann Director · Thomas Knauf Writer Rolf Fischer Composer
First release April 30, 1986 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Germany · XG
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · April 30, 1986
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No release date listed for United States.
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