

A Stroll to Syracuse
2026-08-20 · 97 min · ★ 8.2
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.
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- Directors
- Lars Jessen
- Production companies
- Florida Film, Pandora Film, ZDF, ARTE, Kino Produzioni
- Countries
- Germany, Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Charly HübnerPaul Gompitz
Lina BeckmannAnne Gompitz
Thorsten Merten
Jens MünchowBootsmann Peter
Tom Jahn
Christian Näthe
Mélanie FouchéNina
Anna Unterberger
Björn JungWolfi
David BredinGrenzer Kurt
Rainer FrankRüdiger Sellhorn
Lukas SpisserAlberto
Nina VorbrodtPetra Brendel
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