Long Roads - Secret Love
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Long Roads - Secret Love

5.5 / 10 1969 1h 16mNR German
DramaComedyRomance

Storyline

Long-haul driver Hannes picks up a young hitchhiker, Herb, who had a falling-out with his parents after dropping out of college and now travels around doing odd jobs. After a series of adventures, they are joined by Johanna and her child, who missed their bus and need a ride to Berlin. Johanna has left her husband so that he can reflect on their broken relationship and both men gradually begin to fall in love with her.

Cast & Crew

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

Hannes

Lead
Jaecki Schwarz

Jaecki Schwarz

Herb

UP

Ulrike Plenzdorf

Rieke

Jutta Hoffmann

Jutta Hoffmann

Johanna

HS

Heidemarie Schmidt

Rosi

RG

Richard Günter

Großvater

HB

Helmut Bobbenkamp

Zauberer

HM

Hans Maikowski

Volvo-Fahrer

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herrmann Zschoche's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Long Roads - Secret Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker