Distant Lights (2003 film)
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| 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 |
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Release date
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31 July 2003 |
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Running time
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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".
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:
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