Storyline
When Dr. Schmith's proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected, he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children's hospital in West Germany. But then the decision is reversed: the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr. Schmith to head the GDR section. Moreover, he falls in love with his new colleague, Katharina. Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency, but they blackmail him. Things soon turn deadly...
Cast & Crew
Trude Bechmann
Zierliche Alte
Lead
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dr. Schmith
Jenny Gröllmann
Katharina
Gerhard Bienert
Schmiths Vater
Carl Heinz Choynski
Der Fremde
Johanna Clas
Lautenschläger
HF
Hans Feldner
Mitteiler
Karin Gregorek
Gudrun
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roland Gräf's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Flight is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
