Up! Up! To the sky

2008•1h 33m•3.5/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

3.5/10(4)

From an early age, Arnold believes he is an extraterrestrial. Day in, day out, he is busy trying to build a flying machine that will finally take him "home". Protected by his mother Ida and her long-time admirer, the country doctor Emil, he is regarded as a quirky but lovable outsider in his home village.

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Cast

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Arnold

Katja Riemann

Katja Riemann

Ida

Armin Rohde

Armin Rohde

Emil

Anneke Kim Sarnau

Anneke Kim Sarnau

Wanda

Dietmar Mues

Dietmar Mues

Professor Borgmann

Hardi Sturm

Pförtner

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Pfleger Raffael

Sonia Serrano

Isa

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