Promising the Moon

Overview

Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentleness. It’s an uncomfortable situation for Sofia who must now take care of her mother. Sofia’s growing realization that Marga’s past also affects her own gives Sofia impetus to make a sudden journey with her mother to Riga. This is where Marga grew up and where she married Juris. But the more Sofia learns about her mothers, the less clear it becomes who she herself is.

Directed by Hans Steinbichler

Top cast

Hannelore Elsner

Marga Baumanis

Juliane Köhler

Sofia Schleier

Karoline Herfurth

Young Marga Baumanis

Niklas Kohrt

Juris Baumanis

David Kross

Young Osvalds Kalnins

Rüdiger Vogler

Osvalds Kalnins

Matthias Brandt

Lorenz Schleier

Juta Vanaga

Young Ieva Lepere

Dace Eversa

Ieva Lepere

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Dr. Brandt

Maria Popistașu

Dace Kalnins

Hans-Jochen Wagner

Taxifahrer

Fritzi Haberlandt

Ruta Bertulis

Jockel Tschiersch

Juris Vater

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Margas Vater

G

Georg Holzach

Paul Kehlmann

Jürg Löw

Redaktionsleiter Hans

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