Distant Lights(Movie, 2003)

Name: Distant Lights
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: T01:45:00
Rating: 3.8

Original title: "Lichter" (German/DE)

1h 45min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 12 votes)

Distant Lights is a 2003 German 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". ()

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Awards & Nominations for Distant Lights

nominated for: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer

About Distant Lights

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.

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.lichter-der-film.de

Production country: Germany

Plays in: Germany, Oder–Neisse line

Made by: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Claussen + Wöbke Filmproduktion GmbH

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE), Polish (PL), Russian (RU)

Translated into 5 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 02/11/2003

Cast: Devid Striesow, August Diehl, Julia Krynke, Alice Dwyer, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Maria Simon, Herbert Knaup, Henry Hübchen, Anna Fischer, Aleksandra Justa, Ivan Shvedoff, Sergey Frolov, Anna Yanovskaya, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Martin Kiefer, Tom Jahn

Director: Hans-Christian Schmid

Producer: Jakob Claussen, Thomas Wöbke

Screenwriter: Hans-Christian Schmid

Film Editor: Hansjörg Weißbrich, Bernd Schlegel

Director of Photography: Bogumił Godfrejów

Composer: The Notwist

Costume designer: Ulrike Scharfschwerdt

Make-up Artist: Tatjana Krauskopf

Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Недостижими светлини"

Keywords: architect, ex-girlfriend, individual, unsociability, eastern block, illegal employment, interpreter, youth welfare office, escape, cigarette smuggling, frankfurt/oder, jealousy, poland, slubice, people smuggling

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