Too Far Away
2019, German. Directed by Sarah Winkenstette.
Competitors become friends
Ben (11) and Tariq (12) have more in common than they realise. Both are new to school and football and have lost their homeland. Ben's village will soon became an open brown coal mine. He and his family move to a nearby city but Ben fails to fit in at his new school. Bullied, he returns secretly to his old, abandoned home. His one pleasure, football, pales with the arrival of Tariq, a Syrian refugee and better player. But when bureaucracy stops Tariq playing, he runs away, Ben finds him and learns that Tariq is desperate to be reunited with his scattered family. Jealousy on the football field becomes friendship and understanding.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sarah WinkenstetteDirector
- Yoran LeicherBen Lübertz
- Sobhi AwadTariq Sabia
- Anna KönigNane Lübertz
- Andreas NicklSven Lübertz
- Julia HirtIsa Lübertz
- Ferdinand Schmidt-ModrowTrainer Niederkirchbach
- Anna BöttcherFrau Pawletta
- Ben Nicolas BehrendLuca
- Fritz JoachimElton
- Bibo ThabitErec
- Lapo SchleiferLinus
- Sophia GobrechtEmily
Details
- Released
- 30 May 2019
- Original title
- Zu weit weg
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Susanne Finken
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Too Far Away runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Which OTT platform is Too Far Away on?
Too Far Away isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Too Far Away?
Too Far Away (2019) was directed by Sarah Winkenstette and stars Yoran Leicher, Sobhi Awad, Anna König.