Summer Sunday

Jun 7, 2008

0h 10m

★ 7.0

Overview

Sommersonntag (Summer Sunday) is the dramatic story of Bruno Hansen, a bridge guard of a huge lift bridge in Hamburg. As his 7-year old deaf-mute son climbs down into the restricted area of the lifting equipment while a train is approaching, he has to decide whether to sacrifice his son or to let the fully occupied train drown in the river.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Caros Films

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Cast

Micha

Janos Giuranna

Bruno Hansen

Axel Prahl

Richard

Stephan Tölle

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