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Ikarus (1975)

1975-09-03 · 1h 31m · DE
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Eight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get back together. He waits yearningly for his ninth birthday because his father has told him the story of Icarus, and promised to take him on a sightseeing flight. When Matthias' father doesn't come home, he is devastated. He runs throughout the city, talks to his friend about the relationships of adults, looks for his father at his desk, and gets himself into conflict with the police. As he sits alone on the roof of a house, he comes to the conclusion that Icarus didn't plummet to the earth because he didn't listen to his father, but rather because his father had forgotten him.

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Heiner CarowDirector, WriterKlaus SchlesingerWriter

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Peter WelzPeter WelzMathiasKarin GregorekKarin GregorekMutterPeter AustPeter AustVaterHermann BeyerHermann BeyerOnkel JochenGünter JunghansGünter JunghansKriminalpolizistRolf HoppeRolf HoppeBrigadierHeidemarie WenzelHeidemarie WenzelErika SandkeGünter SchubertGünter SchubertVolkspolizistFred DelmareFred DelmareNachbarCarl Heinz ChoynskiCarl Heinz ChoynskiDiebWilli SchradeWilli SchradeVaters KollegeUrsula StaackUrsula StaackLehrerin

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Genre affinityDrama · FamilyDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference343241Actor preference319855 · 192038 · 380326Country preferenceXg

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What is Ikarus about?

Eight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get back together. He waits yearningly for his ninth birthday because his father has told him the story of Icarus, and promised to take him on a sightseeing flight. When Matthias' father doesn't come home, he is devastated. He runs throughout the city, talks to his friend about the relationships of adults, looks for his father at his desk, and gets himself into conflict with the police. As he sits alone on the roof of a house, he comes to the conclusion that Icarus didn't plummet to the earth because he didn't listen to his father, but rather because his father had forgotten him.

How long is Ikarus?

Ikarus has a runtime of 91 minutes.