Distant Lights

2003 1h 45m DE

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7.4

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7.6

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 32★7.6IMDB · 2,115

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Writers: Hans-Christian Schmid, Michael Gutmann
Languages: Polish, German, Russian
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Polish, German, Russian.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, shot by Bogumił Godfrejów. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Maria Simon and Alice Dwyer and Devid Striesow carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0351238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hans-Christian Schmid directs. Bogumił Godfrejów behind the camera. Hansjörg Weißbrich cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Polish, German, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Polish, German, Russian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid, shot by Bogumił Godfrejów. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Hansjörg Weißbrich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maria Simon and Alice Dwyer and Devid Striesow carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0351238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 29 themes, including "individual", "prostitute", "jealousy", "robbery".