Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Saad Khan SommerStrum – SUMMERSTORM – CATCH IT ( B+ ) SommerStrum is very heartwarming German movie, which avoids the general clichés of Camp movies. It's a simple story about a boy trying to figure out what he exactly wants is quite endearing. I love the way whole movie progresses and the humor quotient and good characterization makes it really captivating. Robert Stadlober is good, he was as convincing as mean jealous friend and as Caring loving friend too. Kostja Ullmann is gorgeous, no wonder Robert Stadlober fall in love with him. The chemistry between these two is really good. Alicja Bachleda is really gorgeous and her emotional range in performance can be seen in the movie. I have seen her in "Ondine" as well where she was mesmerizing. Miriam Morgenstern did her part really well. All the other young cast was also did their part really well and brought the humor and fun into the movie. Overall, its really enjoyable, real and inspiring movie about something feeling Different. I loved every moment of the movie. Must Watch it!

Hunky Stud I love to hear the loud thunders and smell the fresh air during and after the rain in the summertime. This picture captured the essence of a beautiful summer. The cinematography is excellent. A few scenes are like perfect still photos with the sound of the rain. Just by watching that movie makes me thinking about raining nights in the summer time.Hollywood can never make a movie about so many gay teenagers. It is OK to have one or two gay teenagers in a movie, but if Hollywood ever makes a big movie such as this one, i am sure that the movie studio will have tons of complains from all kinds of religious fanatics.There was only one scene that didn't seem to be possible. After Tobi had sex with another guy from the gay team, somehow his girlfriend was waiting for him in the bush right by the lake as if she knew that he will definitely walks pass by that area.Overall, this is a refreshing movie that many teenagers and grown-ups can relate to, the anxiety, the first time, the sex drive, fear of being rejected, etc. Since I have never seen those actors on screen before, that makes this movie even more authentic. Just like everything, there is always an end. I felt a little sad that this movie had to end, as if a part of their lives have became a part of my memory. I can only imagine what would happen to them after the summer was over.

jimmymiller77 One of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. Very much like my early days. Too bad they don't all turn out as great as Toby's did. A breath of fresh air to enjoy. This director is a god sent to the gay community. I say Bravo !!!! I have not yet seen any other of Marco Kreuzpaintner films but I am sure they will be fantastic. I wish I could get a Email address for Mr Kreuzpaintner But as of yet I cannot locate one. I hope other who have seen this movie enjoyed it as much as I. Please Email me if you would like to discuss any of his works or have any suggestions for other great movies. I must enter ten lines of comments to get this to take so at this point I guess I must ramble on to use up more space.

jan70 Being German I really appreciate the authenticity of the movie. Given the fact that director Marco Kreuzpaintner was in his late 20s when he wrote the script and that it was nearly autobiographical, the story takes place in the early 1990s when he was 17-18 years old, and everything from the worn 1970s bus they use for their journey in the beginning to the lack of cell-phones (no way for a teenager to hide in the forest nowadays - just call him and the ringing will tell you which tree he sits on ;) !!) exactly fits into this period of time. It was also the early 1990 when more and more exclusively gay-lesbian sports-clubs occurred in the bigger cities over here (for soccer, scuba-diving, rowing, etc.), and they almost always use some kind of a pun for their names("Vorspiel" (foreplay), "Gaysha" (Karate)), to name a few), just like Queerschlag did, which exists in reality to this very day. On that background, my reception of the movie is that it is more about Tobi's love for Achim than about his coming out. Tobi has fallen in love with his best friend, and that is something that is happening to young gays all the time. It is a very painful process when you have to realize that your mate, who shared his time and feelings with you for years and years, other than yourself will not be able to turn that friendship into love and sexual tenderness. Tobi's coming out at the end is only the result of the fact that he learned that Achim will never be able to love him the way he does and that he has to accept this. So after all this movie is both about accepting heterosexual and homosexual love. By the way, as some of the posters here misunderstood, the "lake" were the story takes place is in fact a 100+ years old reservoir (thats why you see the sandy banks in summer), and it is not in Bavaria, but in an area called "Bergisches Land" a few hundred miles north of Bavaria (if you want to find it in Google Earth, search for "Wipperfürth").