‘Amrum’ Trailer: Fatih Akin’s Buzzy Remote Island Coming-Of-Age WWII Drama Set In Nazi Germany Featuring Diane Kruger Arrives In April

“Amrum,” with a talented cast consisting of Diane Kruger, Laura Tonke, Jasper Billerbeck, and Lisa Hagmeister, takes place towards the end of World War II on a remote island farm, as the fall of Nazi Germany is months away in 1945 at the hands of The Allies, and the brutal war’s emotional strain on the shrinking rural community is very apparent as the coming-of-age story focuses on youngsters that will eventually have to reform a broken country in a post-Nazi era.

The German movie is set in the picturesque Amrum, located on the North Frisian Islands on the German North Sea coast. It features Kurger as an anti-fascist farmer, and the project, hailing from director and co-writer Fatih Akin, has had some strong critical reception after debuting at the Cannes Film Festival back in 2025.

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While we’ll have to wait for a wide release, “Amrum” is getting a limited release with domestic screenings set to include an opening in New York City on April 17 at The Quad Cinema and Los Angeles on April 24th at The Laemmle Royal.

An official synopsis for the buzzy WWII drama provided by Kino Lorber:

It is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote outpost in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing, helping his mother to feed their family. Despite the hardship, life on the beautiful, windswept isle seems idyllic. When their anti-fascist neighbor Tessa (Diane Kruger) mentions to Nanning that the war will soon be over, the boy, too young to understand the political implications, is pleased to imagine that his father, a Nazi officer, might soon be coming home. But his mother Hille (Laura Tonke) is a true believer, and word of Germany’s imminent defeat sends her into decline. One day from her sick bed, she wishes for white bread, butter, and honey, near impossible luxuries on Amrum, which Nanning innocently tries to find for her. But as he sets off on his quest, he learns from his neighbors that the enemy is far closer than he imagined. From Golden Globe Award-winning filmmaker Fatih Akin (In the Fade, Head-On), Amrum is a tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence set against the waning days of the Second World War.

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You can view that new trailer for “Amrum” below, as the German-language drama heads to theaters next month.