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.

Directed by Lars Jessen

Top cast

Charly Hübner

Paul Gompitz

Lina Beckmann

Anne Gompitz

Thorsten Merten

B

Bruno Di Chiara

Jens Münchow

Bootsmann Peter

Tom Jahn

M

Max Tuveri

Christian Näthe

Mélanie Fouché

Nina

Anna Unterberger

M

Moritz Vierboom

D

Dagmar Sachse

Irmela

Björn Jung

Wolfi

David Bredin

Grenzer Kurt

Rainer Frank

Rüdiger Sellhorn

Lukas Spisser

Alberto

Nina Vorbrodt

Petra Brendel

C

Clemens Bobke

Frontiersman Micha

B

Björn Grundies

Manfred Martens

Tim Ehlert

Grenzer

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