Movie: Paths in the Night

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hilmar Thate
Hilmar Thate

Walter

Cornelia Schmaus
Cornelia Schmaus

Sylvia

Henriette Heinze
Henriette Heinze

Gina

Dirk Borchardt
Dirk Borchardt

Rene

Ingeborg Westphal
Ingeborg Westphal

Kellnerin

Daniela Hoffmann
Daniela Hoffmann

Sylvias Kollegin

Alexander Höchst
Alexander Höchst

Roman Leitner
Roman Leitner

Thomas Wendrich
Thomas Wendrich

Mišel Matičević
Mišel Matičević

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    Set against the backdrop of post-unification Germany, the film explores the breakdown of relations in a decaying social structure.

  • Release Date

    1999-11-24

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Deutsch

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