Directed by:
Frieder WittichScreenplay:
Frieder WittichCinematography:
Christian ReinComposer:
Tobias JundtCast:
Christian Ulmen, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Friederike Becht, Fabian Hinrichs, Eugene Boateng, Lena Klenke, Hermann Beyer, Lucas Reiber, Ernst Stötzner (more)Plots(1)
Robert Beck is a former musician, now miserably stuck in a teaching job he barely shows up for. Rauli is an outsider student with musical talent so powerful that when Beck hears him, it relights a flame that's been dead for years. He takes the youngster under his wings, writing songs, setting up gigs, and recording a demo he passes along to his former bandmate, who now works at Universal Records. The problem is, the label loves Rauli but isn't interested in Beck. Keeping this a secret from Rauli, Beck embarks on a mission to find another route to their success. In the process, he alienates his girlfriend, who is struggling with her own unfulfilled ambitions. What began as a kind gesture to help out a gifted teenager has now become one man's obsessive battle for a second chance at a failed dream. When Rauli and Beck join a friend on a life-altering road trip, they discover they've both been hiding something. BECK'S LAST SUMMER is a profound and earnest dramedy, affirming that finding oneself can be a lifelong journey. (Cleveland International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Christian Ulmen
West Germany
Best movies:
The Elementary Particles (2006)
Herr Lehmann (2003)
Tough Enough (2006)
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Argentina
Best movies:
Persian Lessons (2020)
Blood Appears (2008)
See You Up There (2017)
Friederike Becht
West Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
Fabian Hinrichs
West Germany
Best movies:
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Unterm Radar (2015) (TV movie)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Eugene Boateng
West Germany
Best movies:
Liebe macht sexy (2009) (TV movie)
Einmal Leben bitte (2013) (TV movie)
Lena Klenke
Germany
Best movies:
The Silent Revolution (2018)
Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
The Silence (2010)
Hermann Beyer
German Empire
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Das Buschgespenst (1986) (TV movie)
Wie Feuer und Flamme (2001)
Lucas Reiber
Germany
Best movies:
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
Lore (2012)
Suck Me Shakespeer 2 (2015)
Ernst Stötzner
West Germany
Best movies:
Underground (1995)
Frantz (2016)
Victoria (2015)
Vedat Erincin
Turkey
Best movies:
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Rock My Heart (2017)
Sebastian Achilles
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Rammbock: Berlin Undead (2010)
Nord bei Nordwest (2014) (series)
Rainer Reiners
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Sense8 (2015) (series)