A Long Way Home - 2008

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.

87min
2008
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Ken Duken profile pictureKen DukenBen Winter
Ulrike Folkerts profile pictureUlrike FolkertsLona Reimann
Oliver Stritzel profile pictureOliver StritzelKurt Winter
Kirsten Block profile pictureKirsten BlockUte Winter
Torben Liebrecht profile pictureTorben LiebrechtIvan Müller
Franz Dinda profile pictureFranz DindaTorben Kesselbach
Henning Baum profile pictureHenning BaumJochen Wiegand
Mira Bartuschek profile pictureMira BartuschekTine Struck

About A Long Way Home

A Long Way Home Overview

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.

Runtime: 87min

Extra details

Original Title: Willkommen zu Hause
Original Language: German
Directed By: Andreas Senn
Production Companies
Südwestrundfunk