Distant Lights

violence · escape · unsociability · architect · despair · violent father · bankrupt · interpreter · border patrol · eastern block · illegal employment · communion dress · communion · youth welfare office · slubice · cigarette smuggling · people smugglers · mattress shop · border · camera · taxi driver · ukraine · frankfurt/oder · translation · ex-girlfriend · home · jealousy · robbery · polen · prostitute · individual

Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the boarder between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.