Breaking the Surface

Oct 25, 2006

1h 32m

★ 4.6

Overview

Having just landed a gig with a trendy magazine, young photographer Nadja celebrates at the local disco, where she bumps into Darius, a 20-year-old skateboarder. Although her frankness at first scares him, the two quickly become a couple, and as their intoxicating affair takes off, they seem like passionate soul mates. Soon, however, career demands and emotional intensity gradually put a strain on their rapport, and things turn even more complicated...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Erber & Koch

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Cast

Nadja

Henriette Heinze

Darius

Golo Euler

Mutter

Sabine Bach

Professor Müller

Wolfgang Packhäuser

Marco

Till Trenkel

Christoph

Patrick Güldenberg

Nike

Claire Oelkers

Marcus Morlinghaus

Skatergirl 2

Juliana Marinho

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