As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001 2h 38m DE

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7.1

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7.3

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★7.1TMDB · 161★7.3IMDB · 8,688

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Synopsis

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The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bernhard Bettermann
Oberleutnant Clemens Forell
Michael Mendl
Dr. Heinz Stauffer
Anatoliy Kotenyov
Oberleutnant Kamenev
André Hennicke
Willi Bauknecht
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Onkel Baudrexel
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Leibrecht
Antonio Wannek
Alfons Mattern
Irina Narbekova
Dr. Pachmutova

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hardy Martins
Writers: Bastian Clevé
Languages: German, Russian
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hardy Martins, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andreas Marschall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bernhard Bettermann and Michael Mendl and Anatoliy Kotenyov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0277327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hardy Martins directs. Pavel Lebeshev behind the camera. Eduard Artemyev scores. Andreas Marschall cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, Russian.

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1Clocks in at 158 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Russian.
4Directed by Hardy Martins, shot by Pavel Lebeshev. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Eduard Artemyev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Andreas Marschall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bernhard Bettermann and Michael Mendl and Anatoliy Kotenyov carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0277327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.