''Return to Montauk'' (''Rückkehr nach Montauk'') is a 2017 German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Volker Schlöndorff Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939 Friday) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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in the main competition section of the

67th Berlin International Film Festival The 67th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 18 February 2017 with Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven as President of the Jury. '' Django'', directed by Etienne Comar, opened the festival. The Golden Bear was awarded to the ...

Plot

During a book tour in the United States, Max meets and falls in love with a young woman. Many years later, Max returns to the United States, hoping to reunite with his former lover during a weekend on Long Island in Montauk. The plot is broadly inspired by

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant featur ...

's 1975 novel '' Montauk''.

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

as Max Zorn *

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an ac ...

as Rebecca *

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards. Biography Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Br ...

as Walter *

Susanne Wolff Susanne Wolff (born 1 May 1973) is a German actress. Her credits include the television series ''Morgen hör ich auf'' and the films '' Styx'' and '' Das Fremde in mir''. Wolff was born in Bielefeld. She studied at the Hochschule für Musik, Th ...

as Clara *

Bronagh Gallagher Bronagh Gallagher (born 26 April 1972) is an Irish singer and actress from Northern Ireland. Gallagher had her first acting role in the 1989 television movie '' Dear Sarah''. In 2020, she was listed at number 33 on ''The Irish Times'' list of I ...

as Rachel * as Jonathan *Isioma Laborde-Edozien as Lindsey *

Paul Bonin Paul Bonin is a singer and musician (electric bass, guitar) and a songwriter/composer. His body of published recorded work spans from 1980 to the present day. Bonin was born in Hammersmith, London and grew up in north London. He began playing b ...

as Wally * as Mark McDonald *Daniel Brunet as designer *Ray Wiederhold as the doorman *

Olga Lezhneva Olga Lezhneva ''(Olga Levit)'' ( uk, Лежньова Ольга Миколаївна, russian: Ольга Николаевна Лежнёва, born 6 May 1983) is a Ukrainian film, and television actress. Biography Olga Lezhneva ''(Olga Levit)' ...

as girl

Production

The shooting started in New York City and Long Island in April 2016.

References

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* 2017 drama films English-language German films English-language French films English-language Irish films German drama films Films directed by Volker Schlöndorff Films based on Swiss novels Films scored by Max Richter Films shot in New York City Films shot in New York (state) Films shot in Berlin 2010s English-language films 2010s German films {{2010s-drama-film-stub