That Trip We Took with Dad

Jun 26, 2016

1h 51m

★ 5.8

Overview

Romania, 1968. Two very different brothers. Mihai is a secret police informant, Emil is a dedicated dissident. When they have the opportunity to have their ailing father’s eyes operated on in East Germany, the three set out on a moving odyssey.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmallee

Strada Film

Mirage Film Studio

Chimney Poland

BER film & tv

ARTE

Film i Väst

That Trip We Took with Dad Trailers

Cast

William Reinholtz

Ovidiu Schumacher

East German Border Soldier

Tom Pilath

Ulrike von Syberg

Susanne Bormann

Dr. Sanda Berceanu

Ana Ularu

Lieutenant Römrich

Jan Andreesen

Mihai Reinholtz

Alexandru Mărgineanu

Hans-Uwe Janson

Manuel Klein

Emil Reinholz

Razvan Enciu

Securitate-Offizier Juganar

Doru Ana

Neli

Marcela Nistor

East German Hauptmann Heinrichs

Lutz Blochberger

Catalin

Florin Galan

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