Amrum

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A tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence in the waning days of WWII: it is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, where 12-year-old Nanning spends his days working the farm and his nights fishing. Despite the hardship, life on the windswept isle seems idyllic. When farmer Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy--too young to understand the political implications--is pleased to imagine that his Nazi officer father might soon be coming home. But word of Germany's imminent defeat sends his mother into decline, and as Nanning looks to his community for support, he learns that the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.

Peter Travers

The Travers Take

1d

3.5/4

Can a brainwashed boy in Hitler Youth learn to stop worrying and love being a Nazi hater? Beautifully directed by Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin, this unexpectedly tender mesmerizer has answers you won’t see coming

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

1d

2.5/4

It’s a film whose tranquility and humility sometimes work against it, even in those moments where it overcorrects with didacticism.

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

2d

When it comes to the horrors of the 1940s, so rich is the history that we’ll probably never reach the end of fresh approaches to it. “Amrum” is a stirring example of how childhood reminiscence can stand for so much more.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

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7/10

Billerbeck’s leading performance is a great example of a measured, intelligent portrait of a young person gradually learning that his family is on the wrong side of history.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

1d

Driven by Billerbeck’s expressive portrayal, the film’s exploration of adolescent unease avoids heavy-handed sentimentality while carrying a haunting contemporary resonance.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

2d

3/4

[T]his film is less about what happens and more about the particular mood, spirit, and conflict in this specific place at this time of great change.

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William E D

7h

FNTASSTIC COMING OF AGAE MOVIE. VERY TOUCHNG

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Stephen C

@bob25009 1d

Success in 1 hour and 33 minutes. All ages admitted.

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Runa R

@runa.r Apr 2

What a phenomenal film, with a phenomenal young actor, set in phenomenal landscapes.

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Hank D

@RT46947209 Mar 29

This was a very mediocre story with a lot of not very convincing acting. I don’t understand it’s high rating at all. The lead character is a quite unbelievably noble and flawless boy that gets bullied by almost everyone else in the film. The acting and mise en scene is often so bad it made me laugh out loud in the theatre

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Trixie B

@RT54443652 Oct 14

I now understand why this weak film was ignored at Cannes and not chosen as the German Oscar submission.

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A tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence in the waning days of WWII: it is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, where 12-year-old Nanning spends his days working the farm and his nights fishing. Despite the hardship, life on the windswept isle seems idyllic. When farmer Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy--too young to understand the political implications--is pleased to imagine that his Nazi officer father might soon be coming home. But word of Germany's imminent defeat sends his mother into decline, and as Nanning looks to his community for support, he learns that the true enemy is far closer than he imagined.

Director: Fatih Akin
Screenwriter: Hark Bohm, Fatih Akin
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Bombero International, Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany
Genre: Drama, History
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2026
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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