Tunnel-Child

Synopsis

1969. The Prague Spring has been demolished. New barbed wire installations have been erected. Julia, who is thirteen, has moved with her mother to a village in northern Austria which lies on the Czech border. Julia has not spoken since her father's death. Her isolation increases in the village where she is an outsider. Provoked into proving her courage by some young villagers, she walks into no-man's land. She discovers a forgotten tunnel which leads to a construction site on the Czech side of the border. Julia makes the acquaintance of Roland, a forty-five-year-old surveyor, on "the other side". An ambivalent father-daughter relationship develops between them. Roman is the only one to whom she confides the secret of her border crossings. Due to his affection for her, she regains her ability to speak. And she starts to feel at ease with Alexander, who is her age. Roman makes new plans at Julia's urging. The insurmountable border foritfications will remain vulnerable . . .

Main Cast

Josef Griesser

Roman, Landvermesser

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

August Schmölzer

Freund der Mutter

Age : 65 | Popularity : 4%

Georges Kern

Lehrer

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Silvia Lang

Julia

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Claudia Martini

Julia's mother

Age : 67 | Popularity : 5%

Christoph Künzler

Volek

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Erhard Riedlsperger
Writing	Writer	Erhard Riedlsperger Peter Zeitlinger
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Zeitlinger
Editing	Editor	Veronika Putz
Sound	Music	Michael Mautner
	Sound	Uwe Kohrs
	Sound Mixer	Hans Wiesinger
Art	Art Direction	Fritz Hollergschwandtner
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Vivien Bronner
Production	Producer	Wulf Flemming
	Production Manager	Wolfgang Rest
Department	Role	Name

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