The turmoil of the last days of the war. 13-year-old Tom loses his mother while on the run. In Vienna he meets the one-legged black marketeer 'Krücke' - a sly, cunning survivalist and at the same time an adorable, kind friend. The two find shelter with Bronka, a Jewish woman who serves alcohol to Allied soldiers and black marketeers. Tom and Krücke settle into this insecure world. Krücke plays the saxophone, Tom waits tables, until one day a return to Germany becomes possible. But the train that the one-legged man and the boy board is stranded in no man's land...
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Cast
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Heinz Hoenig
Krücke
Known for
Das Boot
Das Boot
Martina Gedeck
Bronka
Known for
The Lives of Others
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Peter Simonischek
Ferdi
Known for
Toni Erdmann
Emerald Green
Florian Martens
Transportleiter
Also in
Der König von St. Pauli
Ein starkes Team
Michael Kind
1. Soldat
Known for
Fucking Berlin
The Cloud
Kirsten Block
Eva
Known for
The Book Thief
Mute
Jochen Horst
Ehemann
Known for
Luther
The Cement Garden
Erwin Leder
Betrunkener
Known for
Underworld
Angst
Johannes Silberschneider
Bauer
Known for
Emerald Green
Frantz
Rita Leska
Toms Mutter
Also in
Blueprint
Gesundheit
Paulus Manker
Fremder
Known for
My Twentieth Century
Benny's Video
Götz Behrendt
Also in
Captive Love
Katrin ist die Beste
Jörg Grünler Director · Peter Härtling Author Gernot Roll Cinematographer
First release January 22, 1993 · Produced in Germany
Production
Eikon Media
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 22, 1993
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