Distant Lights (2003 film)

Distant Lights
Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid
Produced by Jakob Claussen, Thomas Wöbke
Written by Michael Gutmann, Hans-Christian Schmid
Starring Iwan Shwedoff
Devid Striesow
Alice Dwyer
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Maria Simon
Michael Gerber
Herbert Knaup
August Diehl
Henry Hübchen
Music by The Notwist
Cinematography Bogumil Godfrejów
Edited by Bernd Schlegel, Hansjörg Weißbrich
Distributed by Universal
Release dates
31 July 2003
Running time
105 minutes
Language German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian

Distant Lights is a 2003 Germany film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. The film takes place on the Polish-German border at Słubice and Frankfurt (Oder). It features an ensemble cast, and the various threads illustrate the daily life between the two countries. Its original German title is Lichter, which means "Lights".

Plot

Unlike many ensemble films, the subplots of the film mostly do not interconnect with each other, and the film ends without a finale. Instead, the story threads illustrate life on the border between two countries; what appears to be poverty and desperation to some is a promised land for others, worth risking their lives to reach. The threads are:

Cast

Reception

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