Flight North
1986, German. Directed by Ingemo Engström.
Johanna has fled Nazi Germany to visit a friend in Finland, and from there she continues on to her friend's family's estate. Once at the estate, Johanna passionately argues with her friend's pro-Nazi brother and at the same time, falls for the second, good-looking brother who shares her own anti-fascist feelings. The two are soon engaged in an active sexual relationship that continues as they travel north to an Arctic port.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Ingemo EngströmDirector
- Katharina ThalbachJohanna
- Jukka-Pekka PaloRagnar
- Lena OlinKarin
- Tom PöystiJens
- Käbi LareteiMother
- Britta PohlandSuse
- Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage)
- Ahti SimiläHanuristi (uncredited)
- Kristiina TuuraTanssiva nainen kapakassa (uncredited)
- Jukka VikbergKapakan tarjoilija (uncredited)
- Carl von WillebrandLaivan purseri (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 11 September 1986
- Original title
- Flucht in den Norden
- Country
- Finland, Germany
- Written by
- Ingemo Engström
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What Flight North is based on
Flight North is based on Journey into Freedom (1934) by Klaus Mann.
1934
Journey into Freedom
By Klaus Mann
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Flight North runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Flight North isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 September 1986. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
What movies are like Flight North?
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Who directed Flight North?
Flight North (1986) was directed by Ingemo Engström and stars Katharina Thalbach, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Lena Olin.
What is Flight North based on?
Flight North is based on Journey into Freedom (1934) by Klaus Mann.