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.
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Charly Hübner
Paul Gompitz
Lars Jessen
Director
Heide Kersten
Screenplay
Andreas Kersten
Screenplay
Friedrich Christian Delius
Novel
Christoph Friedel
Producer
Claudia Steffen
Producer
Lars Jessen
Producer
Maren Knieling
Producer
Fee Buck
Producer
Kristian Leschner
Director of Photography
Jakob Ilja
Original Music Composer
Benjamin Drees
Original Music Composer
Sebastian Thümler
Editor
Jenny Roesler
Production Design
