Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion, ZDF
- Keyword: individual, prostitute, jealousy, robbery, escape, unsociability, home, taxi driver, despair, ex-girlfriend, bankrupt, translation, frankfurt/oder, camera, border, mattress shop, people smuggling, cigarette smuggling, slubice, youth welfare office, communion, communion dress, illegal employment, eastern block, border patrol, interpreter, abusive father, architect, poland
- Cast: Maria Simon, Alice Dwyer, Devid Striesow, Sebastian Urzendowsky, August Diehl, Herbert Knaup