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A Stroll to Syracuse

8.2 / 10 8.2 2026 1h 37m6

DramaComedy

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.

Directed by Lars Jessen

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The people behind the story

Charly Hübner

Charly HübnerPaul Gompitz

Lina Beckmann

Lina BeckmannAnne Gompitz

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

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Bruno Di Chiara

Jens Münchow

Jens MünchowBootsmann Peter

Tom Jahn

Tom Jahn

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Max Tuveri

Christian Näthe

Christian Näthe