The Olympic Summer
In 1936 Nazi Germany, a young, innocent apprentice, full of Olympic fever, leaves his rural village to see the ceremonies in Berlin. Upon arriving in the capitol, he meets a widow and a relationship blossoms. They spend an idyllic summer at her lakeside home, but the forces of totalitarianism cannot be held at bay and soon invade their lives.
Storyline
In 1936 Nazi Germany, a young, innocent apprentice, full of Olympic fever, leaves his rural village to see the ceremonies in Berlin. Upon arriving in the capitol, he meets a widow and a relationship blossoms. They spend an idyllic summer at her lakeside home, but the forces of totalitarianism cannot be held at bay and soon invade their lives.
Jost Gerstein
Verena Plangger
Otto Ruck
Fleischermeister
Daniela Kirsch
1. Bauernmagd
Susanne Binninger
2. Bauernmagd
Helga Kröger
Mutter des Gesellen
Joachim John
Vater des Gesellen
Johanna Maugg
Bäuerin
Gordian Maugg Sr.
Bauer
Werner Schmetzer
Akkordeonspieler
Christoph Rapp
SA-Mann
Uwe Mauch
Student
Marcus Hambsch
SS-Offizier
Chris Krikellis
1. Mitgefangener
Christof Liers
2. Mitgefangener
Holger Sigel
3. Mitgefangener
Omid Azmi
4. Mitgefangener
Uwe Juppe
1. Gefängnisbeamter
Klaus Kirchner
2. Gefängnisbeamter
Andreas Giesecke
3. Gefängnisbeamter
Julian Schwantes
Luftwaffenhelfer
Astrid Warnken
Rotkreuzschwester
Otto Sander
Sprecher