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When You Grow Up, Dear Adam
When You Grow Up, Dear Adam
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WHEN YOU GROW UP, DEAR ADAM

Wenn du groß bist, lieber Adam

Directed by Egon Günther
East Germany, 1965
Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

Adam receives a flashlight with special powers: every liar it shines on flies into the air. Production was cancelled in 1965 due to the film’s political content. Only in 1989/90 could the director reconstruct the film, where missing sounds and images are replaced with script inserts.

Synopsis

Adam receives a flashlight with special powers: every liar it shines on flies into the air. Production was cancelled in 1965 due to the film’s political content. Only in 1989/90 could the director reconstruct the film, where missing sounds and images are replaced with script inserts.