Directed by:
Bülent AkinciCinematography:
Henner BesuchComposer:
Wim MertensCast:
Jens Harzer, Marina Galic, Anna Maria Mühe, Christian Blümel, Mehdi Nebbou, Susanne Menner, Eva Mannschott, Tom Jahn, Oliver Marlo, Daniel Jeroma (more)Plots(1)
He knew it would take a long time – but this long? Insurance salesman Burkhard Wagner left his family promising them a better life on his return. All he has to do is sell enough policies. But time drags on and Burkhard turns into the Flying Dutchman of Germany's motorways. His contact with his family now boils down to him leaving the odd report on the answering machine. Nevertheless, Burkhard sticks resolutely to his plan. But then, shortly before he has sold all his policies, he runs out of steam – mentally and spiritually. He meets luckless Carolin at a motorway service station. Business at Carolin's small hotel by the motorway has been in the doldrums for years but here, after years of restless perigrinating, Burkhard at last finds a bit of peace and happiness. The pair share a love of French chansons and are both lonely – in spite of being together. But somebody like Burkhard isn't the type who sticks around. Carolin seems to realise this more than anyone. And this is why she accompanies him, like a guardian angel, on his last and most difficult journey – back to real life. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Jens Harzer
West Germany
Best movies:
Same Same But Different (2009)
Requiem (2006)
My Mother's Courage (1995)
Marina Galic
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Anna Maria Mühe
East Germany
Best movies:
Cracks in the Shell (2011)
My Blind Date with Life (2017)
Family Rules (2007)
Christian Blümel
Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Diaz - Don't Clean Up This Blood (2012)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (TV movie)
Mehdi Nebbou
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Berlin Calling (2008)
English Vinglish (2012)
Susanne Menner
Best movies:
The Year of the First Kiss (2002)
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Eva Mannschott
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Tatort (1970) (series)
The Signal (2024) (series)
Tom Jahn
West Germany
Best movies:
The Collini Case (2019)
Free Rainer (2007)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (TV movie)
Oliver Marlo
West Germany
Best movies:
Hostile Waters (1997) (TV movie)
Speed Racer (2008)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Daniel Jeroma
West Germany
Patrizia Moresco
Germany
Best movies:
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Margarete Steiff (2005) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Irina Potapenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Revenge (2008)
The Coming Days (2010)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Thomas Bartholomäus
West Germany
Best movies:
Mondscheintarif (2001)
The Einstein of Sex (1999)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)