The Path: Exciting youth film about two children’s adventurous escape across the Pyrenees.
Film plot and background
Suspenseful youth film about the adventurous escape of two children over the Pyrenees.
The German Wehrmacht has invaded France when son Rolf (Julius Weckauf) and father Ludwig (Volker Bruch) set off from Paris to Marseille. They want to flee from the Nazi regime and hope to cross to America. The mother was already able to set off from Paris for her new homeland.
Once in Marseille, however, the situation comes to a head. Only a stony path over the Pyrenees can lead them to Spain. In Portugal they hope for a ship overseas. A little girl from Spain is supposed to guide them safely over the treacherous mountains. When tragedy strikes and father Ludwig is taken prisoner, the children, so different from each other, must work together even more and develop a friendship among themselves that neither of them expected.
“The Path” – background, cast
Set against an original German and Spanish backdrop, “The Path” is an exciting youth film based on true events. The unusual and moving friendship of two children on the run is also the subject of the book of the same name “Der Pfad – Die Geschichte einer Flucht in die Freiheit” (The Path – The Story of a Flight to Freedom) by Rüdiger Bertram, who also wrote the first version of the screenplay. The script was then developed together with co-author Jytte Merle Böhrnsen. In the director’s chair, Tobias Wiemann once again proves his flair for poignant family stories after “Amelie Rennt”.
Led by young star Julius Weckauf (“Catweazle”) and Volker Bruch (“Babylon Berlin”), the international ensemble consists of both German and Spanish faces. Anna Maria Mühe, Lucas Prisor and Jytte Merle Böhrnsen are represented from Germany, while Spanish (young) stars such as Nonna Cardoner, Bruna Cusí and Maria Pau Pegern also have major roles.
The historical youth drama is scheduled for release in German cinemas on 17 February 2022. The film is rated for ages 6 and up.
