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A young man (Jannis Niewöhner) struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him.
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Ben Turner The Pink Lens 09/02/2021
4/5
Jonathan shows that even the most idyllic places are only as beautiful as the people who populate it. Go to Full Review Jarrod Walker FILMINK (Australia) 01/31/2017
15/20
This gay-themed drama occasionally tips over into melodrama, but is bolstered by a winning sense of humanity. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Garry A @heavyg 07/15/2025 It is a slow moving film primarily about a dying man reconnecting with an old lover and coming out to his son. I found the secondary story about the romance between Jonathan and his father's caretaker to be good also. See more 08/17/2018 Sad movie, but hits home! Towards the end of the movie I was crying! See more 06/30/2017 Sad, but feels true to life. See more Read all reviews
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Piotr J. Lewandowski

Director

Jannis Niewöhner

Jonathan

André Hennicke

Burghardt

Julia Koschitz

Anka

Thomas Sarbacher

Ron

Barbara Auer

Martha
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young man (Jannis Niewöhner) struggles with the pressure of caring for his terminally ill father while trying to unlock a secret that his father seems determined to keep from him.
Director
Piotr J. Lewandowski
Producer
Piotr J. Lewandowski, Carsten Strauch, Barbara Buhl, Stefanie Groß, Lili Kobbe, Meike Kordes, Alexandra Kordes, Georg Steinert
Screenwriter
Piotr J. Lewandowski
Production Co
CS Filmproduktion, Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR), Arte, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk, Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
German
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m