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Shores of Hope

Wir wollten aufs Meer

Germany

2012

116 Min
Color
German
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DIR Toke Constantin Hebbeln

EXEC Sebastian Weringer

PROD Nico Hofmann, Ariane Krampe, Jürgen Schuster, Manuel Bickenbach, Alexander Bickenbach

DP Felix Novo de Oliveira

CAST Alexander Fehling, August Diehl, Sven Gerhardt, Phuong Thao Vu, Sylvester Groth, Thomas Lawincky, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rolf Hoppe, Sebastian Hülk, Johann Jurgens, Michael Wiesner, Michael Schenk, Torsten Michaelis, Anian Zollner, Sven Pippig, Soogi Kang, Carina N. Wiese, Matthias Brenner, Annika Blendl, Franz Broich-Wuttke, Julia Blankenburg, Lotte Ohm

ED Simon Blasi

MUSIC Stéphane Moucha, Nic Raine

Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema)

Synopsis

In this vivid historical drama set in 1980s East Germany, two dockworkers and best friends who dream of escaping the repressive regime are forced to choose their loyalties when the state police promise them safe passage out of the country — if they inform on their co-workers and union leader. –TIFF

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J. O.

9Sep12

An inspiring tale of love, loyalty, and escape, where the camera's first priority was storytelling and not to show off (although it was beautiful all the same). The film captured the paranoia and voyeurism of the time and place quite effectively and all performances felt inspired, for the most part. Overall, a very impressive first feature from a director who will undoubtedly impress again.

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