Plot
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship...
Release Year: 2004
Rating: 7.5/10 (6,286 voted)
Critic's Score: 51/100
Director:
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Stars: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Miriam Morgenstern
Storyline Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Achim's girlfriend Sandra is on the girl's team and he enjoys spending more time with her. Tobi becomes increasingly skeptical of their relationship. Anke, the pretty girl who has fallen for Tobi, doesn't make things any easier. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorlogical... A sensitive story about the complexities of growing up.
Writers: Thomas Bahmann, Marco Kreuzpaintner
Cast: Robert Stadlober
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Tobi
Kostja Ullmann
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Achim
Jürgen Tonkel
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Hansi
Miriam Morgenstern
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Sandra
Alicja Bachleda
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Anke
(as Alicja Bachleda-Curus)
Angelika Brennfleck
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Thea
Josefine Müller
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Claudia
Joseph M'Barek
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Ferdinand
Tristano Casanova
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Georg
Roman Storm
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Günther
Jeff Fischer
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Flasche
Johannes Franke
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Martin
Anton Rattinger
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Gruber
Gerhard Oberwetter
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Busfahrer
Tobias van Dieken
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Naturschützer
(as Tobias Vandieken)
Filming Locations: Bevertalsperre, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Box Office Details
Budget: €2,700,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $4,158
(USA)
(19 March 2006)
(2 Screens)
Gross: $95,016
(USA)
(16 September 2007)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tobi:
She said, I don't mind! Achim:
Those very words. Now chill, I have to keep at 140.
User Review
Young, funny, sexy and mature - this is Sommersturm .
Rating: 10/10
I had the opportunity to watch SOMMERSTURM at the Rio Movie Festival
two weeks ago - with the presence of director Marco Kreuzpaintner - and
everyone just loved the movie! It was a big, big success here in Rio,
not only for the gay crowd but specially for the straight crowd ! It's
a very funny, sexy, artistic and young (but still mature) movie, that
perfectly shows the process of discovery of sexuality, with all the
good and bad aspects of it. It portraits gay and straight boys and
girls naturally, just as they are and the interesting (and incredibly
funny) interaction between them. Robert Stadlober is in great shape
acting, as well as the whole of the cast. And the soundtrack couldn't
be better, both in the happy times and the sad ones!
SOMMERSTURM is the kind of movie that everyone - and I mean everyone
(except for small children) - should watch, not only because it's a
wonderful movie and great fun, but specially because it treats the
subject of homosexuality in a natural, sensible and incredibly mature
manner. For those who still have some prejudice towards different
sexual orientations, it's a soft learning lesson... Congratulations to
the film team!
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