One of the film's major assets is Stadlober's winningly natural performance -- his moody charisma is irresistible.
Summer Storm (2006)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:15
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.7/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexuality, language and drug content
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Mar 17, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Tobi and Achim have been best friends for years. As cox and oarsman, they have helped their team win several rowing cups in the past and are now looking forward to the big regatta in the... Tobi and Achim have been best friends for years. As cox and oarsman, they have helped their team win several rowing cups in the past and are now looking forward to the big regatta in the countryside. But this trip is no summer camp anymore and the first problems soon arise. As Achim’s relationship with his girlfriend grows more serious, Tobi starts to realize that his feelings for Achim run deeper than he’s willing to admit to himself. He feels confused, unsure of himself and increasingly left out. When the much-anticipated Berlin girls’ team is replaced by a team of athletic, cliché-busting young gay men, Tobi and his teammates are suddenly forced to grapple with their prejudices, their fears, and, perhaps, their hidden longings. As the tension grows, Tobi, Achim and the others head towards a confrontation as fierce and ultimately as liberating as the summer storm gathering over the lake… Summer Storm highlights the emotional confusion of a young man at the threshold of adulthood. Bolstering the film’s authenticity is the dazzling characterization of Tobi by award-winning young Robert Stadlober ( Best Leading Actor at the Montreal Film Festival, 2001). © Regent Releasing [More]
Starring: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Jürgen Tonkel
Starring: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curus, Jürgen Tonkel, Tristano Casanova, Miriam Morgenstern, Marlon Kittel, Hanno Koffler
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Studio: Regent Releasing
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Reviews for Summer Storm
A tonally inconsistent coming-out story that wavers between earnest drama and dopey teen sex comedy.
Though the characters and plot are all paint-by-numbers, Summer Storm is still a fairly charming look at what it's like for a typical teen jock to admit he's not so typical, after all.
An observant and sensitively played drama about adolescent sexuality, unrequited love and heartbreak.
Tale of a high-school rowing team's captain going through major changes during a week-long training retreat is routine in some aspects, but compensates via psychologically sharp writing and performances.
Someone should tell the poor guy that being gay doesn't have to mean being this lame.
... is always a pleasure to watch but too often crosses the line of the believable for the quick laugh. Enjoy it for its gaily frolicking tone.
Beautifully shot, with natural acting and sensitive storytelling that honestly grapples with difficult themes.
Both a classical allegory of adolescence and a contemporary coming-of-age melodrama, Sommersturm's story is of course not new, but it is exquisitely told.
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