''Roads'' is a 2019 internationally co-produced

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, directed by

Sebastian Schipper Sebastian Schipper (born 8 May 1968) is a German actor and filmmaker. Life and career Sebastian Schipper studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg Schule in Munich from 1992 to 1995. He got his first film role in Sönke Wortmann's '' Little Sharks' ...

, from a screenplay by Schipper and Oliver Ziegenbalg. It stars Fionn Whitehead and Stéphane Bak. It had its world premiere at the

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on 25 April 2019 and was released in Germany on 30 May 2019, by

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Cast

* Fionn Whitehead as Gyllen * Stéphane Bak as William *

Moritz Bleibtreu Moritz Johann Bleibtreu ( is a German film actor, voice actor, and film director. He has been a successful actor in many movies such as ''Run Lola Run, Das Experiment, The Baader Meinhof Complex'', and Atomised (film), ''Elementary Particles''. ...

as Luttger *

Ben Chaplin Benedict John Greenwood (born 31 July 1969),''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com better known as Ben Chaplin, is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in films, including '' Feast of Ju ...

as Paul * Marie Burchard as Valerie *

Paul Brannigan Paul Brannigan (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish actor best known for his roles as Gareth O'Connor in Scottish soap opera ''River City'' and as Robbie in the film '' The Angels' Share'' (2012). Brannigan also appeared in the 2013 movie '' ...

as Alan

Production

In June 2017, it was announced Fionn Whitehead had been cast in the film, with

directing from a screenplay he wrote alongside Oliver Ziegenbalg. In August 2017, Stéphane Bak,

, and

joined the cast of the film.

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began in August 2017. During the production stage, the project was named ''Caravan''.

Release

It had its world premiere at the

on 25 April 2019. It was released in Germany on 30 May 2019.

References

External links

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