Robert Gliński
Director
The Call of the Toad (2005)
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
Keywords: imdb.animal-in-title, imdb.stereotype, imdb.journey-to-the-past, imdb.widow, imdb.widower, imdb.toad, imdb.theft + 33 more, imdb.talking-to-the-dead, imdb.singing, imdb.road-accident, imdb.prejudice, imdb.nazi-germany, imdb.mugging, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.market, imdb.hotel-lobby, imdb.hitler-worship, imdb.grandfather-grandson-relationship, imdb.ghetto-blaster, imdb.gdansk-poland, imdb.funeral, imdb.funeral-home, imdb.flashback, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.fascism, imdb.falling-over-a-cliff, imdb.fall-of-communism, imdb.christmas, imdb.cemetery, imdb.catholic-priest, imdb.car-trouble, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.board-meeting, imdb.berlin-wall, imdb.auto-repair, imdb.archive-footage, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.sex-in-a-car, imdb.woman, imdb.man
Production Companies: Kino Świat
Country: Germany
Production Countries:
Germany,
Poland
Languages:
German,
Polish
Recommendations
Runtime: 98 min.
Released: Sept. 22, 2005
Status: Released
Budget: $1,300,000
Certification: NR