Amrum(2026)

1h 33m

Release Date: Apr 17, 2026 | Limited

In the final weeks of World War II, twelve-year-old Nanning lives on the German island of Amrum with his mother and younger brother. As the Nazi regime collapses, his pregnant mother slips into despair and refuses to eat anything but white bread, butter, and honey, foods nearly impossible to find. Out of love and duty, Nanning sets out across the island to find them, navigating a fraying world and the slow dawning of his own moral compass.

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Original Release | Apr 17, 2026 | Opens in 09days

Apr 24, 2026 | Moderate

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Director & Top Cast

Fatih Akin
Director

Jasper Billerbeck
Nanning

Laura Tonke
Hille Hagener

Lisa Hagmeister
Tante Ena

Kian Köppke
Hermann Bendixen

Lars Jessen
Opa Arjan

Detlev Buck

Fischer Sam Gangsters

Matthias Schweighöfer

Onkel Theo

Diane Kruger

Tessa Bendixen

Dirk Böhling

Schlachter Jens

Hark Bohm

Der alte Mann am Meer

Tony Can

Oskar

Rita Feldmeier

Ingo Bendixen

Marek Harloff

Bäcker Tewe

Morten Bo Heine

Richard Peters

Max Hopp

Dr. Mayn

Polli Leuner

Flüchtlingsmädchen

Jorid Lukaczik

Hedi Storm

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Germany

Language: German

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Amrum is a 2025 German historical drama directed by Fatih Akin and co-written by Akin with Hark Bohm, based on Bohm's own childhood memories of growing up on the North Sea island of Amrum during the final weeks of World War II. Bohm, the veteran German screenwriter, had originally planned to direct the film himself before passing the project to his long-time friend Akin. Newcomer Jasper Billerbeck stars as Nanning, a twelve-year-old boy raised in a Nazi-sympathising household who hunts seals, fishes at night, and works the fields to help feed his family. The cast includes Laura Tonke as his mother Hille, Kian Koppke as his friend Hermann, Diane Kruger as a Hitler-opposing local farmer named Tessa, Lisa Hagmeister, Detlev Buck, Matthias Schweighofer, and Lars Jessen. Cinematography is by Karl Walter Lindenlaub, with music by Hainbach. Produced by Bombero International and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, in co-production with Rialto Film. The film had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2025, marking Akin's return to the festival's official selection after eight years. Kino Lorber will release the film in the US, opening at the Quad Cinema in New York on April 17, 2026, followed by the Laemmle Royal in Los Angeles on April 24, 2026. It runs 93 minutes and is in German with English subtitles. For audiences interested in coming-of-age stories, World War II historical drama, and European arthouse cinema.

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Amrum (2025) is a German historical drama set on windswept Amrum Island in spring 1945, where 12-year-old Nanning Bohm helps his pregnant Nazi mother feed the family by hunting seals, fishing, and farm work amid WWII's final days. Peace brings unexpected danger as the boy confronts threats closer than imagined, blending childhood innocence with war's lingering shadows.