Summer Storm

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Summer Storm
"life happens without warning"
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
Produced by Jakob Claussen
Written by Thomas Bahmann
Marco Kreuzpaintner
Starring Tobi - Robert Stadlober
Achim - Kostja Ullmann
Anke - Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Georg - Tristano Casanova
Hansi - Juergen Tonkel
Sandra - Miriam Morgenstern
Malte - Hanno Koffler
Distributed by Regent Releasing
Release date(s) 2 September 2004 (Germany)
17 March 2006 (U. S. A.)
Running time 98 minutes
Language German
Budget ~ €2,700,000 ($3.4 million U.S. dollars)
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Summer Storm (German: Sommersturm) is a 2004 multi award winning German film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. The film stars Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, and Alicja Bachleda-Curuś. The story is set to the background of a week’s Rowing Regatta that culminates in a summer storm.

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[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Teams from all over Germany descend on a quiet camping ground in rural Germany for a week of training and then the main rowing competition. The plot follows the boys to the Regatta, who like most late teens are excited and turned on by the thought of camping with the Berlin Female Rowing Team.

But by a stroke of fate or luck, the Berlin Girls Team have been replaced with the Queerstrokes, a gay youth rowing team. And these boys are out proud and act up to their full camp and gay potential.

Tobi (played by Robert Stadlober) confronts his feelings for his friend and teammate Achim (Kostja Ullmann) who is romantically involved with a girl, Sandra (Miriam Morgenstern).

[edit] Awards Received

  • Best Feature Audience Award
  • Munich
  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival
  • PIkes Peak
  • Pittsburgh International
  • Best Independent Feature
  • Rochester Lesbian & Gay
  • Best Feature
  • Male
  • Audience Award
  • Long Island G&L Film Festival

[edit] Critics Reviews

  • Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Summer Storm nicely captures the awkward confusion of first-time sexual encounters (gay or straight) and the collateral wounds caused by deceiving others and oneself."
  • Chicago Tribune: "Summer Storm is a contemporary teen summer romance with a modern sexual twist..." "...believable characters..."
  • Kabeleins.de: "...beautifully produced and very authentically played..."
  • Time Out London: "...the story’s main strength lies in its characters..."
  • Variety.com Review: "...psychologically sharp writing and performances."

[edit] Soundtrack

The film soundtrack contains the smash hit single "Willkommen" from the hugely successful German duo, Rosenstolz, which made the German Top 10 charts in September 2004.

  1. "Blonde on Blonde" - Nada Surf
  2. "Shake the Foundation" - Radio 4
  3. "Willkommen" - Rosenstolz
  4. "Los, Wixen" - Niki Reiser
  5. "Auf ins Bergische" - Niki Reiser
  6. "We'll Never Know" - Roman Fischer
  7. "Maltes Kuss" - Niki Reiser
  8. "Flames" - VAST
  9. "Verwirrt" - Niki Reiser
  10. "Achim" - Niki Reiser
  11. "Getaway" - Roman Fischer
  12. "Jim's Theme" - Niki Reiser
  13. "Coming Out" - Niki Reiser
  14. "Catch Me" - Kerosin
  15. "We Oh We" - The Hidden Cameras
  16. "Crooked Lines" - The Go-Betweens
  17. "For Lovers" - Wolfman/Pete Doherty
  18. "The Power of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  19. "Sommersturm" - Niki Reiser
  20. "The Summer We Had" - Nova International

[edit] External links

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