Friends Forever

May 8, 2012

1h 21m

★ 6.4

Overview

Set in the midst of World War II and interspersed with beautiful choir music, the horrors of the war unfold when the Germans realized one of the boys in the choir is a Jew and they must find him immediately.

Genres

Drama

Music

War

Production Companies

Libra Film

ORF

ARD

Friends Forever Trailers

Cast

Alex

Lorenz Willkomm

Ferry

Johannes Nussbaum

Choirmaster

Udo Samel

Helenka

Daniela Nane

Ben

Benedikt Hösl

Ferrys Mutter

Franziska Weisz

Gauleiter

Bernhard Schir

Alice

Susanne Lothar

Spindelhannes

Felix Jancik

Lama

Catalin Adrian Iova

Rosa

Fanny Krausz

Hubert

Andrei Voicu

Four sisters, each with their different characters, embark on their separate roads to romance. Elder sister has vast experience of romance; second sister is predisposed to vampiness and wantonness; third sister is righteous and of noble character; fourth sister is just reaching puberty and experiencing the pangs of first love. Being sentimental, flirtatious and amorous, the four sisters form a backdrop conducive to songs and tripping the light fantastic.

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