Germany / May 12, 2016 / 12
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Julian is a 12-year-old boy whose family is just scraping by in the Ruhr industrial region of Germany in the early 1960s . When his mother and younger sister go away for a while, he is left mostly alone in the apartment while his father works in the coal mine. He has to confront the confusing world of adults and older boys and the older girl next door on his own. Finally events build up and threaten to tear the family apart.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrick Joswig | Onkel Jupp |
| Greta Sophie Schmidt | Marusha |
| Lina Beckmann | Liesel Collien |
| Magdalena Matz | Sophie Collien |
| Andreas Beck | Lehrer Stoitzner |
| Linus Schütz | Jonny |
| Henk Buchholz | Karl Maronde |
| Andreas Rother | Der Dicke |
| Franziska Mense-Moritz | Frau Kalde |
| Till Beckmann | Kumpel |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Junges Licht |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Adolf Winkelmann Filmproduktion, FFP New Media, ZDF |
| Release date | 12 maggio 2016 |
| Production | Greta Gilles |
| Writer | Adolf Winkelmann, Till Beckmann, Nils Beckmann, Ralf Rothmann |
| Casting | Iris Baumüller |
| Editing | Rudi Heinen, Jascha Viehl |
| Cinematography | David Slama, Hendrik A. Kley, Christian Kitscha, Thomas Korda, Robert Patzelt |
| Assistant directors | Adolf Winkelmann |
| Lighting | Klaus Peter Venn |
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| Camera operators | Hendrik A. Kley, Thomas Korda, Robert Patzelt, David Slama, Christian Kitscha |
| Additional photography | David Slama, Hendrik A. Kley, Christian Kitscha, Thomas Korda, Robert Patzelt |
| Production design | Irene Piel, Thorsten Sabel, Jenny Eichelmeyer |
| Art direction | Irene Piel, Thorsten Sabel, Jenny Eichelmeyer |
| Set decoration | Irene Piel, Thorsten Sabel, Jenny Eichelmeyer |
| Special effects | Volker Lorig |
| Visual effects | Gerrit Hecht |
| Music | Tommy Finke, Carsten Richter, Andreas Hildebrandt, Matthias Lempert |
| Sound | Tommy Finke, Carsten Richter, Andreas Hildebrandt, Matthias Lempert |
| Costume design | Thomas Bürke, Henny Zimmer |
| Makeup | Henny Zimmer, Thomas Bürke |
| Hairstyling | Thomas Bürke, Henny Zimmer |
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