Das Feuerschiff

Overview

The German lightship (permanently anchored floating 'lighthouse') Borkum Riff is about to be decommissioned. For his last tour of duty, Captain Johann Freytag brings along his near-adult, estranged son Fred. The ship picks up three men stranded in a broken-down boat--who are armed. The captain tries to avoid trouble, but the crew, his son, and the trio of violent robbers on the run keep rejecting his nonviolent advice, which leads to repeated bloodshed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 10, 2008

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

ARD

Cast

Tobias Schenke,Christian Tasche,Margarita Broich,Alexander Grünberg,Nicolas Solar Lozier,Jörg Ratjen,Alexander Simon,Henning Peker,Jan Fedder,Axel Milberg

Director

Florian Gärtner

Writer

Siegfried Lenz,Lothar Kurzawa

Producer

Markus Trebitsch,Doris J. Heinze,Claudia Thieme

Cinematography

Achim Poulheim

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1298556