Directed by:
Adolf WinkelmannCinematography:
David SlámaCast:
Charly Hübner, Oscar Brose, Greta Sophie Schmidt, Nina Petri, Peter Lohmeyer, Lina Beckmann, Stephan Kampwirth, Ludger Pistor, Caroline Peters (more)Plots(1)
Julian Collien, 12 years old, lives in a mining village characterized by constrictions, poverty and brutality. Julian doesn't see any point in school: he wants to be a miner, just like his father. When his mother, who suffers from colic, has a nervous breakdown and takes his little sister to the sea, Julian and his father are left by themselves during the summer holidays. Now Julian feels responsible for the household, making bread and butter for his father and meeting him at the pit at the end of his shift. Julian doesn't much like spending time with the other boys in the village, whose games tend to be violent. However, their landlord, Gorny, lends him a camera and tells the boy to take photographs of his friends when they go swimming. But Julian would much rather watch Marusha, Gorny's precocious 15-year-old stepdaughter, who has captivated him – and also cast a spell over his father. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Charly Hübner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/760/166760543_c7d4b3.jpg)
Charly Hübner
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
![Oscar Brose](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/684/160684176_7aa7db.jpg)
Oscar Brose
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Greta Sophie Schmidt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/684/160684178_d13c66.jpg)
Greta Sophie Schmidt
Germany
Best movies:
The Golden Glove (2019)
Rheingold (2022)
![Nina Petri](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/150/678/150678542_2d6f97.jpg)
Nina Petri
West Germany
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
Run Lola Run (1998)
Deadly Maria (1993)
![Peter Lohmeyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/255/159255916_976cc9.jpg)
Peter Lohmeyer
West Germany
Best movies:
Heidi (2015)
Soul Kitchen (2009)
The Miracle of Bern (2003)
![Lina Beckmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/592/159592813_27a14f.jpg)
Lina Beckmann
West Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Stephan Kampwirth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273681_288d2d.jpg)
Stephan Kampwirth
West Germany
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
![Ludger Pistor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/413/159413799_44df22.jpg)
Ludger Pistor
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
![Caroline Peters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/325/159325046_4edab3.jpg)
Caroline Peters
West Germany
Best movies:
How About Adolf? (2018)
Walk on Water (2004)
What Have We Done to Deserve This? (2018)
![Patrick Joswig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/847/160847919_1b5973.jpg)
Patrick Joswig
West Germany
Best movies:
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
Sources of Life (2013)
Duell der Brüder - Die Geschichte von Adidas und Puma (2016) (TV movie)
Linus Schütz
Best movies:
Inga Lindström (2004) (series)
Christian Borsutzki
Best movies:
The Most Beautiful Day (2016)
Babysitter (2015)
Robbi and Toby’s Fantastic Voyager (2016)