Cast

Dschingis Bowakow Uwe Bohm Marquard Bohm Herma Koehn Katja Bowakow Ingrid Boje

Credits

Written by: Hark Bohm

Plot

Two boys from a Hamburg working-class neighborhood run away from home to the North Sea, and their friendship is tested by poverty and abuse.

Sinekatalog’s take

A tough, heartfelt drama of marginal childhood.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (578 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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