Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the crew, the Nazi Party members wanting to continue to Japan since they are still at war, while the others just want to surrender or return home.
Frank Beyer
Director
Ulrich Mühe
Gerber - Kommandant
Ulrich Tukur
Röhler - 1. Wachoffizier
Kaoru Kobayashi
Tatsumi - Fregattenkapitän
Goro Ohashi
Kimura - Fregattenkapitän
Manfred Zapatka
Beck - Geschwaderrichter
Matthias Habich
Mellenberg - General
Udo Samel
Dr. Falke
Sylvester Groth
Funker Maschke
Pierre Besson
Matrose
Michael Härle
Matrose
Barry Bostwick
Captain Hawkins
Alongside A Drowning Man, I Signed The Petition, 3 Logical Exits, and A World Not Ours, A Man Returned continues to paint a realistic portrait of the Refugee Crisis that eschews the Western gaze and stereotype. These are real portraits painted by a director with lived experience, cultural connection and an amazing eye for visuals.
Strangers in a crowd, exchanging glances, looking away, continually managing to run into each other then part ways, end up at the same diner, find they've rented the exact same vehicles, and are then made to travel together to learn once more whether they can both find genuine adoration and companionship again. This really does, in so many words, sum up the foundational gist of of this new feature film from writer Seth Reiss ("The Menu") and director Kogonada ("The Acolyte", "After Yang"). Yet, it's all only the set-up for the REAL wonder of everything that happens before, during, and in the aftermath of a magical, meaningful journey.
This film was filled with great plot points. Unfortunately, they all contradicted each other and clashed. Had the premise of Awake been more consistent and accurately portrayed the real world aspect, I think this could have been an extreme success.
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The relationship between Will and Sean is the best part of the movie. It’s always a delight to see Robin Williams on screen