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Feature film — 2008

A Long Way Home (2008)

5.51h 27mDrama — TV Movie

Ben Winter returns from his tour in Afghanistan with the German ISAF. Having survived a suicide bombing, which claimed the life of his best friend, he is trying to find his way back to his old life, with his girlfriend, family and friends. But his memories are catching up with him. Increasingly, he is losing contact with reality and his trauma gets the upper hand. A near-accident makes him and his family finally aware of the deep-rooted trauma and feelings of guilt he brought back from Afghanistan and he checks into a veterans' hospital for treatment.

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Director: Andreas Senn

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Cast & crew

Ken Duken as Ben Winter

Ken Duken

Ben Winter

Ulrike Folkerts as Lona Reimann

Ulrike Folkerts

Lona Reimann

Oliver Stritzel as Kurt Winter

Oliver Stritzel

Kurt Winter

Kirsten Block as Ute Winter

Kirsten Block

Ute Winter

Torben Liebrecht as Ivan Müller

Torben Liebrecht

Ivan Müller

Franz Dinda as Torben Kesselbach

Franz Dinda

Torben Kesselbach

Henning Baum as Jochen Wiegand

Henning Baum

Jochen Wiegand

Karl Kranzkowski as Kesselbach

Karl Kranzkowski

Kesselbach

Mira Bartuschek as Tine Struck

Mira Bartuschek

Tine Struck

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