I Promise

Oct 26, 1994

1h 55m

★ 5.5

Overview

In a small army base at the Eastern border of Austria a young recruit is trained to be a soldier to protect his country in case of war. He has to stay for 8 months and during this time he escapes in his own fantasy world...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dor Film

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Cast

Berger

Christoph Dostal

Rumpler

Andreas Lust

Moser

Andreas Simma

Veronika

Pia Baresch

Tomschitz

Leopold Altenburg

Kernstock

Markus Carney

Knipfer

Gerd Eichler

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