Directed by:
Nick Baker-MonteysScreenplay:
Nick Baker-MonteysCinematography:
Eeva FleigCast:
Jürgen Prochnow, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Tambet Tuisk, Suzanne von Borsody, Artjom Gilz, Kathrin Angerer, Kai Ivo Baulitz, Andreas Patton, Jevgenij Sitočin (more)Plots(1)
When his wife passes away, Eduard decides it’s time to revisit his past in this beautifully shot and expertly acted film. Reluctantly along for the ride is Eduard’s granddaughter Adele, who hasn’t had much of a relationship with her grandfather. While Eduard has spent his life hiding from his past, Adele begins slowly learning more and more about him. And it isn’t long before the motivation for this road trip becomes clear. Set during the beginning of the Ukraine / Russian conflict of 2014, The Final Journey follows Eduard and Adele as they travel from Germany to the Ukraine in search of a woman Eduard loved while fighting with the Cossacks against Russia during WWII. Providing a fascinating perspective on past wars, The Final Journey doesn’t shy away from the emotional impact of spending one’s life feeling the effects of one war while heading straight into another one - literally and figuratively. Life’s a harrowing journey for children of war. (Cleveland International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Jürgen Prochnow
German Empire
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) (TV movie)
Remember (2015)
Petra Schmidt-Schaller
East Germany
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
My Life in Orange (2011)
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
Tambet Tuisk
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
The Poll Diaries (2010)
Me and Kaminski (2015)
Suzanne von Borsody
West Germany
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
The Final Journey (2017)
The Peppercorns and the Curse of the Black King (2017)
Artjom Gilz
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Wendezeit (2019) (TV movie)
100 Things (2018)
Kathrin Angerer
East Germany
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Russendisko (2012)
Gundermann (2018)
Kai Ivo Baulitz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Balloon (2018)
Run Boy Run (2013)
Andreas Patton
West Germany
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
Great Freedom (2021)
Jevgenij Sitočin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Final Journey (2017)
4 Days in May (2011)
Natalia Bobyleva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Юрий Росстальной
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
Ripley's Game (2002)
Нина Антонова
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Morphine (2008)
Collapse (1990)
Björn von der Wellen
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
The Fourth State (2012)
Emma Drogunova
Russia
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Das Adlon. Eine Familiensaga (2013) (series)
In Her Name (2016)
Robert Mika
Poland
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
The Mighty Angel (2014)
Maria Kočur
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)