Reunion

– Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Reunion (1989)

Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as antisemitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.

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Release Date:

17 May 1989

Language:

English, German

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writer:

Harold Pinter, Fred Uhlman (novel)

Main Actors:

Jason Robards, Christien Anholt, Samuel West, Françoise Fabian

Plot:

Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish doctor and the other the son of a German aristocrat. After that summer and the election of Hitler, things change as anti-semitism gains fervor. After the core of the film deals with that era, the film flashes to the present and the Jewish man now returns to his boyhood home and seeks his old friend with some surprises.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Production:

Castle Hill Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10