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Max und siebeneinhalb Jungen
9.0 / 10• 1980• 1h 29m•NR• German
AdventureFamily
Storyline
Max Stricker, an old anti-fascist, informs a class of eighth graders before their planned visit to the former concentration camp in Buchenwald. But the boys and girls are not very interested in Max′s lecture and instead stop his lecture with their constant interferences. On the trip to Buchenwald, the class roughnecks around wannabe hoodlum King also want to cause trouble. Thus, a small group of pupils secretly leaves the train before it arrives. Max notices the runaways, follows them, and offers them a bet: He challenges them to get to Weimar on their own, with only five Marks left.
Cast & Crew
Peter Sturm
Max
Lead
Wolfgang Winkler
Cornelias Vater
Katrin Martin
Lehrerin Fräulein Zahn
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Postangestellte
MF
May-Britt Fechner
Cornelia
Wolfgang Dehler
LKW Fahrer
Heide Kipp
Designerin
Wolfgang Greese
Wachtmeister
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Egon Schlegel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Max und siebeneinhalb Jungen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
