Amrum (2025)

Directed by

Fatih Akin

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the final months of World War II on the German island of Amrum, the film follows a young boy growing up there. It is based on the childhood of co-writer Hark Bohm.

nostalgicbittersweetslow-burngroundedreflectiveearthyslightly somberpersonal

What happens

Amrum is a 2025 German historical drama film directed by Fatih Akin, and co-written by Akin with Hark Bohm, based on Bohm's childhood on the German island of Amrum during the last months of the World War II. It stars Jasper Billerbeck, Kian Köppke, Laura Tonke, Diane Kruger, Detlev Buck and Matthias Schweighöfer. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, on 15 May, where it was met with positive reviews from critics. It was theatrically released in Germany on 9 October by Warner Bros. Pictures. Bohm died two months after the film's theatrical release in Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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