Island of Swans
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Fourteen-year-old Stefan Kolbe, along with his mother and sister, moves from an idyllic small town to the developing area of Berlin-Marzahn, where his father works as a construction worker. Stefan must find his way in a completely new environment and surrounded by strange people. Stefan gets to know two girls, who attempt to seduce him, and gets himself into trouble with the landlord, who kisses up to societal authority figures. He becomes friends with the anxious Hubert, defends him against the constant humiliation of the older student Windjacke, and encourages him to stand up for himself. It ends tragically in a bitter fight between Stefan and Windjacke.
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Cast
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Axel Bunke
Stefan
No other roles listed
Mathias Müller
Hubert
Also in
The Girl and the Boy
Herrmann Zschoche
Benno Pludra
Peter Gotthardt
Sven Martinek
Windjacke
Known for
Berlin Blues
Ulrich Plenzdorf
Günter Jaeuthe
Britt Baumann
Rita
Erika Lehmphul
Kerstin Reiseck
Anja
No other roles listed
Gabriele Herzog
Herrmann Zschoche Director · Ulrich Plenzdorf Writer Benno Pludra Author
First release April 28, 1983 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Insel der Schwäne
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 28, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
June 1, 1990
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