Promising the Moon

Promising the Moon

99 mins | Drama | June 2, 2011

Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentleness. It’s an uncomfortable situation for Sofia who must now take care of her mother. Sofia’s growing realization that Marga’s past also affects her own gives Sofia impetus to make a sudden journey with her mother to Riga. This is where Marga grew up and where she married Juris. But the more Sofia learns about her mothers, the less clear it becomes who she herself is.

Promising the Moon

99 mins | Drama | June 2, 2011

Promising the Moon
Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentleness. It’s an uncomfortable situation for Sofia who must now take care of her mother. Sofia’s growing realization that Marga’s past also affects her own gives Sofia impetus to make a sudden journey with her mother to Riga. This is where Marga grew up and where she married Juris. But the more Sofia learns about her mothers, the less clear it becomes who she herself is.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers ARD, SamFilm, d.i.e. Film GmbH
Original title Das Blaue vom Himmel
Directors Hans Steinbichler
Writers Josephin von Thayenthal, Robert Thayenthal

Cast

Hannelore Elsner

as Marga Baumanis

Juliane Köhler

as Sofia Schleier

Karoline Herfurth

as Young Marga Baumanis

Niklas Kohrt

as Juris Baumanis

David Kross

as Young Osvalds Kalnins

Rüdiger Vogler

as Osvalds Kalnins

Matthias Brandt

as Lorenz Schleier

Juta Vanaga

as Young Ieva Lepere

Dace Eversa

as Ieva Lepere

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

as Dr. Brandt

Maria Popistașu

as Dace Kalnins

Hans-Jochen Wagner

as Taxifahrer

Fritzi Haberlandt

as Ruta Bertulis

Jockel Tschiersch

as Juris Vater

Hans-Uwe Bauer

as Margas Vater

Georg Holzach

as Paul Kehlmann

Jürg Löw

as Redaktionsleiter Hans