Poster for the movie Runaway Horse

Runaway Horse

2007 • 92 minutes
ComedyDrama

Helmut and Sabine Halm have always managed vacations of lazy privacy at their favorite retreat on Germany′s Lake Constance. So when the energetic, handsome Klaus Buch turns up with his beautiful girlfriend Helene, Helmut is quite ready to dismiss this dimly familiar acquaintance. But Klaus is overjoyed to recognize his old schoolmate Helmut, eager to recall every incident of their shared time, and to display every detail of this successful lifestyle as a fit sportsman and author. The precious days of privacy give way to an unwanted and awkward intimacy, as the Buchs and the Halms hike, dine and sail together. Their joint activities aggravate myriad psychological tensions among the four characters, which are all the more intensely ironic for their peaceful veneer and which must eventually erupt.

Picture of Katja Riemann

Katja Riemann

Sabine

Picture of Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Klaus

Picture of Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Helmut

Picture of Petra Schmidt-Schaller

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

Helene

Picture of Jan Messutat

Jan Messutat

Mann der Wasserwacht