Cast
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek, Sky Du Mont, Florian Fitz, Tina Ruland, Nadeshda Brennicke, Elisabeth Wiedemann u.v.a.
Team
Director
Wolf Gremm
Script
Wolf Gremm, nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Adèle Geras
Dramaturgy
Marion Klann
Director of Photography
Claus Peter Hildenbrand
Editor
Kerstin Kaxel
Production Designer
Jochen Schumacher
Production Manager
Angela Gillner
Creative Producer
Libor Tesacek
Executive Producer
Wolfgang Hantke
TV Editor
Jörn Klamroth
Info
Broadcaster
ARD
Summer Light
2009
Lea Walter (Ruth Maria Kubitschek) lives with her mother Marion (Elisabeth Wiedemann) in a magnificent vineyard in the mountains of Majorca which has been run by the family for many generations. Since a tragic accident many years ago, which Lea can hardly remember, her mother has been confined to a wheelchair without the power of speech. The estate is run by Lea's ambitious son Enrico (Florian Fitz), who has great plans for the property. Lea herself feels obliged to respect the wishes of her late father, the respected painter Erich Walter, who inserted a clause in his will stipulating that none of his pictures should ever be sold or removed from the estate. On the occasion of Lea's 70th birthday her good friend Sean Everrad (Sky du Mont), a sensitive art historian, comes to visit from New York. Lea's daughter Ricarda (Nadeshda Brennicke), an unconventional actress, is also present, along with her son Mark (Kristo Ferkic). Lea finds herself becoming obsessed with the past and plagued by nightmares. With Sean’s help she attempts to decipher the repressed memories of her childhood. However, the present is also weighing down heavily upon her: in an attempt to open a hotel and wellness centre on the property, Enrico has overstretched himself financially and now wants to fight off impending bankruptcy by selling his grandfather's paintings. But Lea is adamantly opposed to the idea. The furious Enrico lets out his rage on his intimidated wife Fiona (Tina Ruland) and son Daniel (Marlon van den Boogaard). While Lea does her best to keep the family together, the last great family secret threatens to emerge into the daylight …
