A Stroll to Syracuse

Overview

In the middle of his life, Paul Gompitz from Rostock makes the decision to travel to Syracuse in Sicily. He is driven to follow in the footsteps of the poet Johann Gottlieb Seume. But: Paul lives in the GDR, behind the most annoying border in the world. His plan is impossible by legal means. So he has to prepare an escape.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 20, 2026

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ARTE,ZDF,Pandora Film,Kino Produzioni,Florida Film

Cast

Charly Hübner,Lina Beckmann,Thorsten Merten,Bruno Di Chiara,Jens Münchow,Tom Jahn,Max Tuveri,Christian Näthe,Mélanie Fouché,Anna Unterbergerand 13 more

Director

Lars Jessen

Writer

Friedrich Christian Delius,Heide Kersten,Andreas Kersten

Producer

Maren Knieling,Lars Jessen,Claudia Steffen,Christoph Friedel,Fee Buck

Cinematography

Kristian Leschner

Music

Jakob Ilja,Benjamin Drees

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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