A Stroll to Syracuse in Köln

Runtime

1h 37min

Age rating

FSK 6

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Release date

August 20, 2026

Director

Lars Jessen

In the middle of his life, Paul Gompitz from Rostock makes the decision to travel to Syracuse in Sicily. He is driven to follow in the footsteps of the poet Johann Gottlieb Seume. But: Paul lives in the GDR, behind the most annoying border in the world. His plan is impossible by legal means. So he has to prepare an escape.