CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 1h 37m

A Stroll to Syracuse

82%(3)IMDbDramaComedy

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 byLars Jessen

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 37m
Language: DE
Released: August 20, 2026

Studios

Florida Film

Pandora Film

ZDF

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Paul Gompitz

Lina Beckmann

Lina Beckmann

Anne Gompitz

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

Bruno Di Chiara

Jens Münchow

Jens Münchow

Bootsmann Peter

Tom Jahn

Tom Jahn

Max Tuveri

Christian Näthe

Christian Näthe

Mélanie Fouché

Mélanie Fouché

Nina

Anna Unterberger

Anna Unterberger

Creative team

Directed by: Lars Jessen
Written by: Heide Kersten
Andreas Kersten
Produced by: Maren Knieling
Lars Jessen

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