Promising the Moon

Promising the Moon — Plot

Throughout her life Marga has shown little feeling for her daughter Sofia. But now she reveals fear, wounds and a deep longing for her long-deceased husband Juris. She becomes increasingly lost in her forgetfulness and suddenly demands, like a child, gentleness. It’s an uncomfortable situation for Sofia who must now take care of her mother. Sofia’s growing realization that Marga’s past also affects her own gives Sofia impetus to make a sudden journey with her mother to Riga. This is where Marga grew up and where she married Juris. But the more Sofia learns about her mothers, the less clear it becomes who she herself is.

• Release date
• June 2, 2011
• Runtime
• 99 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Hans Steinbichler

Promising the Moon — Cast

Hannelore Elsner Marga Baumanis Juliane Köhler Sofia Schleier Karoline Herfurth Young Marga Baumanis Niklas Kohrt Juris Baumanis David Kross Young Osvalds Kalnins Rüdiger Vogler Osvalds Kalnins Matthias Brandt Lorenz Schleier Juta Vanaga Young Ieva Lepere