11 Feb 2003
Distant Lights
Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
Brothers. The Final Confession
The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick the one still wants to outlive the other ... But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling...
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Natalka Polovynka Spisovateľka
Роман Луцький Mladý Stanislav
Віктор Демерташ Starý Stanislav
Veronika Shostak Yvha
Орест Ягіш Demiyon
Mykola Bereza Mladý Vojtko
Oleh Mosiichuk Starý Vojtko
Yuri Denysenkov Svätý Christofor
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