Sleeping Songs

Jan 1, 2009

1h 26m

★ 4.5

Overview

Martin, a nu-jazz trumpet player with a unique style, is fighting against convention and mediocrity. He will not accept any compromise, neither in his music, nor in love. When he gets the feeling that Kristina, the love of his life, only loves him for his musical talents, he is deeply hurt.Disappointed, he bids farewell to both her and his previous life. On the edge of society, he meets an old woman, Hanna, who bequeaths him her pain in the form of poems. Martin is immediately fascinated. Can they guide him back to himself, to Kristina, or to his music?

Genres

Drama

Music

Romance

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Cast

Martin Kranich

Stefan Rudolf

Kristina

Chulpan Khamatova

Hanna Kiesel

Traute Hoess

Maggie

Paula Kalenberg

Konrad Schmitz

Wolfgang Packhäuser

Rio

Barnaby Metschurat

Wolle

Waldemar Kobus

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