That Trip We Took with Dad
2016 · Movie · 111 min · ★ 5.8
In 1968 Romania, two brothers with opposing beliefs travel with their ailing father across borders in hopes of getting a life-changing eye operation. As political tensions rise and the journey takes unexpected turns, the trip becomes a test of family loyalty, ideals, and survival.
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Details
- Original title
- Die Reise mit Vater
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-06-26
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a road-trip drama that mixes family tension, political pressure, and occasional humor while crossing Cold War Europe; Not for you if you dislike slow, talky dramas like The Last Word.
Pros: moving family journey; strong historical backdrop; touching, sensitive moments | Cons: sketchy character depth; uneven humor; can feel one-sided
Themes
- cold war
- road trip
- prague spring (1968)
- woman director
Cast & crew
Ovidiu Schumacher
as William Reinholtz
Tom Pilath
as East German Border Soldier
Susanne Bormann
as Ulrike von Syberg
Ana Ularu
as Dr. Sanda Berceanu
Jan Andreesen
as Lieutenant Römrich
- AM
Alexandru Mărgineanu
as Mihai Reinholtz
Manuel Klein
as Hans-Uwe Janson
- RE
Razvan Enciu
as Emil Reinholz
Doru Ana
as Securitate-Offizier Juganar
- MN
Marcela Nistor
as Neli
Directed by Anca Miruna Lazarescu