Up! Up! To the Sky
Arnold, a boy who has believed from an early age that he is an extraterrestrial and now sees his time on earth coming to an end. He tries to build a flying machine so that he can return finally to where he belongs. In his native village, people regard him as a loveable fool. But when a child is hurt in an accident, Arnold is held responsible and admitted to a psychiatric ward. The young doctor Wanda takes on his case as a subject for her doctoral thesis, but the better she gets to know him, the more she becomes uncertain about the initial diagnosis. Could the impossible be possible? Could Arnold be a visitor?
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Released
- 2008
Details
Release year: 2008
Storyline
Arnold, a boy who has believed from an early age that he is an extraterrestrial and now sees his time on earth coming to an end. He tries to build a flying machine so that he can return finally to where he belongs. In his native village, people regard him as a loveable fool. But when a child is hurt in an accident, Arnold is held responsible and admitted to a psychiatric ward. The young doctor Wanda takes on his case as a subject for her doctoral thesis, but the better she gets to know him, the more she becomes uncertain about the initial diagnosis. Could the impossible be possible? Could Arnold be a visitor?
Top credits
- Max Riemelt — Arnold
- Anneke Kim Sarnau — Wanda
- Katja Riemann — Ida
- Armin Rohde — Emil