Distant Lights (2003)
Overview
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 2.803 |
Directed By
Hans-Christian Schmid
Crew
Michael Gutmann
Jakob Claussen
Hans-Christian Schmid
Christian M. Goldbeck
Hans-Christian Schmid
Bogumił Godfrejów
Thomas Wöbke
Hansjörg Weißbrich
TOP CAST
Maria Simon
Sonja
Alice Dwyer
Katharina
Devid Striesow
Ingo
Sebastian Urzendowsky
Andreas
August Diehl
Philip
Herbert Knaup
Klaus
Ivan Shvedoff
Kolja
Sergey Frolov
Dimitri
Anna Yanovskaya
Anna
Martin Kiefer
Marko
Tom Jahn
Maik
Claudia Geisler-Bading
Simone
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Antoni
Aleksandra Justa
Milena
Marysia Zamachowska
Marysia
Janek Rieke
Christoph
Julia Krynke
Beata
Henry Hübchen
Wilke
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