Plot Summary

The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.

Movie Details

Original Title
Der Umweg
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Tamar van den Dop as

Tamar van den Dop

Joachim Bißmeier as

Joachim Bißmeier

Thom Hoffman as

Thom Hoffman

Therese Affolter as

Therese Affolter

Inge Rosenberg as

Inge Rosenberg

Jan Decleir as

Jan Decleir

Marlies Heuer as

Marlies Heuer

Peer Mascini as

Peer Mascini

Halina Reijn as

Halina Reijn

Liz Snoyink as

Liz Snoyink

Dimme Treurniet as

Dimme Treurniet

Roland Trnka as

Roland Trnka

Willeke van Ammelrooy as

Willeke van Ammelrooy

Production Companies

Lotus-Film logoLotus-Film
Lichtspiel Filmproduktion
Sigma Film Productions