The Call of the Toad (film)

The Call of the Toad
The Call of the Toad
Directed by	Robert Gliński
Written by	Klaus Richter; Pawel Huelle; Cezary Harasimowicz;
Based on	The Call of the Toad; by Günter Grass
Produced by	Regina Ziegler; Elke Ried; Ursual Vossen; Mike Downey; Sam Taylor; Henryk Romanowski;
Starring	Matthias Habich; Krystyna Janda;
Cinematography	Jacek Petrycki
Edited by	Krzysztof Szpetmanski
Music by	Richard G. Mitchell
Release dates	22 September 2005 (Germany); 23 September 2005 (Poland);
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Germany; Poland;
Languages	German; Polish; English;

The Call of the Toad is a film released in 2005 that tells the love story between a German man and a Polish woman who become caught up in the advent of modern capitalism in Poland. It is based on the novel The Call of the Toad written by Günter Grass.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

In Gdańsk, Poland, in 1989, Alexander Reschke and Alexandra Piatkowska first meet on their way to a cemetery. Both are survivors from the end of World War II when many people from Poland and Germany were displaced as borders were re-drawn according to new treaties.

But they discover that displacement and war is not all they have in common. They have both been widowed and due to their upheaval - they share the belief that survivors such as themselves should have the right to be returned home for burial.

As their love affair grows, their ambitions become entwined. The pair establishes a Cemetery of Reconciliation to show that old hatreds are now dead. They form a company that arranges for survivors to be buried in their original country but as the money rolls in, their good intentions are corrupted.

Cast

Krystyna Janda as Aleksandra Piatkowska
Matthias Habich as Alexander Reschke
Dorothea Walda as Erna Brakup
Bhasker Patel as Chatterjee
Udo Samel as Vielbrand
Marek Kondrat as Marczak
Mareike Carrière as Johanna Detlaff

Awards

Nominated Best Actress, Polish Film Awards.
Nominated Best Film Score, Polish Film Awards.
Nominated Best Production Design, Polish Film Awards.
Nominated Best Supporting Actor, Polish Film Awards.

References

^ Taberner, Stuart (16 July 2009). The Cambridge Companion to Günter Grass. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-1-139-82824-6.
^ Bangert, Axel (2014). The Nazi Past in Contemporary German Film: Viewing Experiences of Intimacy and Immersion. Boydell & Brewer. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-57113-905-4.

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[1] Taberner, Stuart (16 July 2009). The Cambridge Companion to Günter Grass. Cambridge University Press. pp. 197–198. ISBN 978-1-139-82824-6.

[2] Bangert, Axel (2014). The Nazi Past in Contemporary German Film: Viewing Experiences of Intimacy and Immersion. Boydell & Brewer. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-57113-905-4.

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