Childhood
7.5
Alfons lives with his grandparents on a Silesian village farm at the end of WWII. He adores his grandmother, who runs everything after her husband dies. But everything changes after the appearance of a traveling showman in the xenophobic village.
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Cast
22 people
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Großmutter
Known for
The Kangaroo Chronicles
Ants in the Pants 2
Marc Poser
Alfons, 9 Jahre
No other roles listed
Brigitte Krex
Siegfried Kühn
Also in
The Vienna Forest
Fritz Marquardt
Nardini
Also in
Material
The Second Life of F.W.G. Platow
Peter Ziesche
Helmut Müller-Lankow
Großvater
Also in
The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes
Standesamt - Eintritt frei
Hans Jürgen Wenzel
Martina Eitner-Acheampong
Tante Mieke
Known for
Stromberg
Sebastian Fitzek's Therapy
Renate Usko
Magd Katrin
Also in
Deadly Maria
The Golden Goose
Heide Kipp
Cielchen
Also in
Spuk im Hochhaus
Solo Sunny
Günter Junghans
Riedel
Also in
The Adventures of Werner Holt
Rottenknechte
Siegfried Kühn Director · Hans Jürgen Wenzel Composer Peter Ziesche Cinematographer
First release August 25, 1987 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA, Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF)
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Kindheit
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · August 25, 1987
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
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