A Stroll to Syracuse (2026)
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.
Director:
Lars Jessen
Writers:
Heide Kersten, Andreas Kersten.
https://www.pandorafilm.com/filmography/spaziergang-nach-syrakus.html
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Charly Hübner as Paul Gompitz |
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Lina Beckmann as Anne Gompitz |
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Thorsten Merten as |
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Bruno Di Chiara as |
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Jens Münchow as Bootsmann Peter |
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Tom Jahn as |
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Max Tuveri as |
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Christian Näthe as |
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Mélanie Fouché as Nina |
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Anna Unterberger as |
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Moritz Vierboom as |
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Dagmar Sachse as Irmela |
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Björn Jung as Wolfi |
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David Bredin as Grenzer Kurt |
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Rainer Frank as Rüdiger Sellhorn |
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Lukas Spisser as Alberto |
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Nina Vorbrodt as Petra Brendel |
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Clemens Bobke as Frontiersman Micha |
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Björn Grundies as Manfred Martens |
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Tim Ehlert as Grenzer |
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Penelope Frego as Francesca |
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Peter Erhard Knirsch as Mann von Anne (2006) |
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Ela Cosen as Kundin im Buchladen |
| Directing | Lars Jessen | Director |
| Writing | Friedrich Christian Delius | Novel |
| Camera | Kristian Leschner | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Beckmann | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Sebastian Thümler | Editor |
| Sound | Christian Hermans | Sound |
| Writing | Heide Kersten | Screenplay |
| Writing | Andreas Kersten | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anette Schröder | Costume Designer |
| Production | Marion Haack | Casting Director |
| Production | Maren Knieling | Producer |
| Production | Lars Jessen | Producer |
| Production | Claudia Steffen | Producer |
| Production | Christoph Friedel | Producer |
| Production | Fee Buck | Producer |
| Crew | Daniel Blum | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Julius Windhorst | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Birgit Kämper | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Giovanni Pompili | Co-Producer |
| Production | Charly Hübner | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Jakob Ilja | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Benjamin Drees | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Andreas Henke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Felix Roggel | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uta Spikermann | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Jenny Roesler | Production Design |
| Art | Jenny Roesler | Art Direction |