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Distant Lights

Distant Lights

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

11 February 2003

Country

Germany

Cast

Maria Simon

Maria Simon

Sonja

Alice Dwyer

Alice Dwyer

Katharina

Devid Striesow

Devid Striesow

Ingo

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Sebastian Urzendowsky

Andreas

August Diehl

August Diehl

Philip

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Klaus

Ivan Shvedoff

Ivan Shvedoff

Kolja

Sergey Frolov

Sergey Frolov

Dimitri

Anna Yanovskaya

Anna Yanovskaya

Anna

Martin Kiefer

Martin Kiefer

Marko

Tom Jahn

Tom Jahn

Maik

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Claudia Geisler-Bading

Simone

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Antoni

Aleksandra Justa

Aleksandra Justa

Milena

Marysia Zamachowska

Marysia Zamachowska

Marysia

Janek Rieke

Janek Rieke

Christoph

Julia Krynke

Julia Krynke

Beata

Henry Hübchen

Henry Hübchen

Wilke

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