A Stroll to Syracuse
6.9
In the middle of his life, Paul Gompitz from Rostock makes the decision to travel to Syracuse in Sicily. He is driven to follow in the footsteps of the poet Johann Gottlieb Seume. But: Paul lives in the GDR, behind the most annoying border in the world. His plan is impossible by legal means. So he has to prepare an escape.
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Charly Hübner
Paul Gompitz
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Lina Beckmann
Anne Gompitz
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Thorsten Merten
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Bruno Di Chiara
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Jens Münchow
Bootsmann Peter
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Tom Jahn
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Max Tuveri
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Mélanie Fouché
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Anna Unterberger
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Moritz Vierboom
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Dagmar Sachse
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Lars Jessen Director · Andreas Kersten Screenplay Heide Kersten Screenplay
First release June 28, 2026 · Produced in Germany, Italy · Production Pandora Film, ZDF
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Florida Film
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Pandora Film
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ZDF
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ARTE
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Kino Produzioni
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Germany · Italy
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Original title
Spaziergang nach Syrakus
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 28, 2026
Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Germany · August 20, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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