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Release Year1980
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes13
DirectorHerrmann Zschoche
WritersJoachim Walther, Herrmann Zschoche, Inge Heym
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsNext Year at Lake Balaton
About Next Year at Lake Balaton
Jonas and Ines are in love and want to spend their vacation together camping on the Baltic coast. But Ines’s narrow-minded parents intervene and insist that the young couple joins the family vacation. Problems arise, so everyone ends up traveling to the Bulgarian Black Sea on their own. Along the way, Jonas meets a beautiful Dutch girl who is going to India via Turkey…
Directed by Herrmann Zschoche, Next Year at Lake Balaton leans on a strong ensemble — Gudrun Ritter, Peter Bause, Fred Delmare — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1980.
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