SPAZIERGANG NACH SYRAKUS
A STROLL TO SYRACUSE - based on themes from the novel "Der Spaziergang von Rostock nach Syrakus" by Friedrich Christian Delius
SYNOPSIS
In the middle of his life, Paul Gompitz from Rostock makes the decision to travel to Syracuse in Sicily. He is driven to follow in the footsteps of the poet Johann Gottlieb Seume. But: Paul lives in the GDR, behind the most annoying border in the world. His plan is impossible by legal means. So he has to prepare an escape.
| DIRECTOR | Lars Jessen |
| YEAR | 2026 |
| STATUS | post-production |
| CAST | Charly Hübner Lina Beckmann Thorsten Merten Bruno Di Chiara Jens Münchow Tom Jahn Max Tuveri Christian Näthe Mélanie Fouché Anna Unterberger Moritz Vierboom Dagmar Sachse Björn Jung and many others |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | produced by Florida Film and Pandora Film Produktion in co-production with ZDF in association with ARTE in association with Kino Produzioni (Italy) |
| SUPPORTED BY | Deutscher Filmförderfonds Film- und Medienstiftung NRW MOIN Filmförderung MV Filmförderung Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg Filmförderungsanstalt Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien IDM Film & Music Commission Südtirol Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo – Ministero Della Cultura //// development supported by MOIN Filmförderung BKM |
| WORLD SALES | |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Pandora Film Verleih |
| LENGTH | ca. 95 min. |
| FORMAT | DCP 2K 1:1.66 colour 5.1. sound |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | Germany & Italy |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | German with Italian |
| PRODUCERS | producers Florida Film: Maren Knieling; Lars Jessen producers Pandora Film Produktion: Claudia Steffen; Christoph Friedel; Fee Buck commissioning editors: Daniel Blum (ZDF) Julius Windhorst (ZDF/ ARTE) Birgit Kämper (ARTE) co-producers: Giovanni Pompili Charly Hübner |
| WRITERS | Heide Kersten & Andreas R. Kersten based on themes from the novel DER SPAZIERGANG VON ROSTOCK NACH SYRAKUS by Friedrich Christian Delius |
| CASTING | Marion Haack |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Kristian Leschner |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Caroline Dyrek (production manager) Cecile Heisler-Zigulla (associate producer/ 1st AD) Lara Costa Calzado & Massimiliano Navarra (line producers Italy) |
| EDITING | Sebastian Thümler |
| MUSIC | Jakob Ilja & Benjamin Drees |
| SOUND | Christian Hermans Andreas Henke Felix Roggel |
| ART DIRECTION | Jenny Roesler |
| COSTUMES | Anette Schröder |
| MAKE UP HAIR | Uta Spikermann |
| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | soon |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | n/s |
| LINKS | n/s |
