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| Summer Storm | 
| Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Actors: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Miriam Morgenstern, Juergen Tonkel, Alicja Bachleda-curus
Studio: Liberation Ent
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (34 reviews)
Sales Rank: 5507
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: German (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 98 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: GEPD79545D
UPC: 796019795456
EAN: 0796019795456
ASIN: B000GBEWIO
Release Date: September 5, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Product Description
For tobi whos secretly in love with achim this trip will be quite complicated. For one thing achims girlfriend is along for the ride. And 2nd their competitors are an all-gay rowing team called the queerstrokes. Tobi is torn between his straight crush & a kind out gay boy. Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 06/17/2008 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: R
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Artistic and Cute August 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The movie was professionally done, but all in all, it's not that different from most other gay movies out there. Still good though, and definitely worth watching.
 Saved By The Storm July 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Despite it being rather unrealistic that one school rowing team in a competition would be entirely gay and out, this film does indeed have it's saving grace in its dealing with the emotions of being a gay youth - denial, coming out, trust and homophobia. The tender moments between beautiful guys will touch ones heart.
The missing Scene June 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The American version of the movie has an important scene cut which is not edited out on the British DVD - why this is so I do not know. In addition the DVD available on Amazon.co.uk has an interview with the director and co star.
Nice Story January 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a member of the string of series of the "young coming out of age movies" like "Beautiful Thing," "Get Real," " some stories in the Boys Briefs Series and the Boys Life Series," and many other titles involving buddies relationships with gay and straight boys. This theme with boys having crushes, and not getting what they want, growing up, and finally accepting their sexual orientation. All of them have a cast of "cute" straight kids. Some people are willing to accept these stories perhaps on the beauty of the actors. Others may not based on what they have experienced personally. Life is a lot harsher than what is depicted on the screen.
This is German movie with English subtitles. The movie starts with two boys jumping on a playground with the beautiful ballad "Blond on Blond" performed by the American Rock Band Nada Surf (which is repeated at the end of movie again.) Tobi and Achim are best friends since little. They are members of a rowing team in a town in Bavaria. Tobi is the lead for the guy's team. There is also a girl's team. They are going to a rowing competition in Berlin. Tobi has crush on Achim but he doesn't know it. Tobi is gay and Achim is straight. There is Anke who has a crush on Tobi. She is a member of the girl's team. And Sandra who has a crush on Achim.
Everybody is ready to go on the trip and all expectations are high on everybody loosing their virginities. Things get complicated when one of the other teams on the campsite are all gay boys. There is some hard treatment and dislike among Tobi's team and them. Gunther, one of the gay boys, develops a crush on Tobi. Tobi is in turmoil because of all his gay feelings coming to the surface. Anke finds out about Tobi. Achim has sex with Sandra and fights with Tobi. Gunther has some form of sex with Tobi. A storm appears in the area. Everybody takes refuge in a empty summer home. Tobi and Gunther sleep together after Tobi being kicked out of Achim's room. Tobi comes out to everybody in the morning. The gay team wins the rowing competition. And Tobi goes home a changed man.
This is again one of those candy eye movie with gorgeous, cute actors. The story is old. It shows how difficult is to come out because of the reactions by friends, peers, and family members. Even though Achim and Tobi mend things somewhat at the end, the process is rather painful one, and most of the time the gay kid is left out in the cold, alone. This is portrayed rather well at the end of this movie (the music softens the blow.) It is a nice picture.
 A cute coming out movie. October 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a cute coming out movie. I enjoyed how Germany and others in Europe except the gay community. I wish America was more like Europe.
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