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Berlin, the German capital again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. The city in upheaval is also changing the lives of its inhabitants. A young photographer experiences these changes as a rupture, he looks into an unclear, unsettling future and increasingly feels like a stranger in his old city. He and his friends from the generation of the children of the Wall try to find a new identity without losing the old one. Young artists who fail the profitability test of the market economy. In his search, Robert Paris ends up far away, in India. Back in Berlin, he started developing photos again - the first in years...

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What is Lights from Afar (1998) about?

Berlin, the German capital again, a few years after the fall of the Wall. The city in upheaval is also changing the lives of its inhabitants. A young photographer experiences these changes as a rupture, he looks into an unclear, unsettling future and increasingly feels like a stranger in his old city. He and his friends from the generation of the children of the Wall try to find a new identity…

Who stars in Lights from Afar?

Lights from Afar stars Robert Paris, Mathias Noack, Maren Herzig, Petra Gräwe, Ronald Paris. The film was directed by Helga Reidemeister.

How long is Lights from Afar?

Lights from Afar has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1998.

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