Synopsis
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteor-logical.
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Cast
- Robert StadloberTobi
- Kostja UllmannAchim
- Alicja Bachleda-CuruśAnke
- Jürgen TonkelHansi
- Tristano CasanovaGeorg "Schorsi"
- Miriam MorgensternSandra
- Marlon KittelLeo
- Hanno KofflerMalte
- Joseph M'BarekFerdl
- Alexa Maria SurholtSusanne
Recommendations
- 75
TV Guide Magazine
An observant and sensitively played drama about adolescent sexuality, unrequited love and heartbreak. - 70
Variety
Routine in some aspects, but compensates via psychologically sharp writing and performances. - 70
Village Voice
One of the film's major assets is Stadlober's winningly natural performance-his moody charisma is irresistible. - 70
L.A. Weekly
A lovely wallow in the sweaty pains and joys of mostly gay adolescent love. - 60
Film Threat
Summer Storm is director/co-writer Marco Kreuzpaintner's entry into the "I'm not gay but my boyfriend is" genre. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Like most films in the genre, it's sweet, sincere and predictable. - 50
The New York Times
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner like a barely legal pornography flick with extra plot, the movie is a perfect storm of clichés. - 42
The A.V. Club
It just grows darker and broodier as Stadlober grapples with coming out. That's not an easy thing, but someone should tell the poor guy that being gay doesn't have to mean being this lame.
