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Lights from Afar

Lights from Afar

Feb 16, 1998 · 1h 39m

Rated 10 out of 10

Director

Helga Reidemeister

Overview

Berlin, the German capital again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. The city in upheaval is also changing the lives of its inhabitants. A young photographer experiences these changes as a rupture, he looks into an unclear, unsettling future and increasingly feels like a stranger in his old city. He and his friends from the generation of the children of the Wall try to find a new identity without losing the old one. Young artists who fail the profitability test of the market economy. In his search, Robert Paris ends up far away, in India. Back in Berlin, he started developing photos again - the first in years...

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What is Lights from Afar about?

Berlin, the German capital again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. The city in upheaval is also changing the lives of its inhabitants. A young photographer experiences these changes as a rupture, he looks into an unclear, unsettling future and increasingly feels like a stranger in his old city. He and his friends from the generation of the children of the Wall try to find a new identity…

When was Lights from Afar released?

Lights from Afar was released on February 16, 1998.

How long is Lights from Afar?

Lights from Afar runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).

Who directed Lights from Afar?

Lights from Afar was directed by Helga Reidemeister.

Who is in the cast of Lights from Afar?

The cast of Lights from Afar includes Robert Paris, Mathias Noack, Maren Herzig, Petra Gräwe and Ronald Paris.

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