Nimmermeer (Nevermore) 2006

Nimmermeer (AKA Nevermore) tells the story of Jonas, a young boy who lives a happy, albeit impoverished life with his fisherman father until one day his dad fails to return from the sea. He is adopted by a well-intentioned but heartless clergyman and loses all sense of joy in his life. Can he learn to smile again? Only a carny freak holds the key...

Beautifully filmed with a fairytale aura, this is German cinema at its best. Aimed at older children (and too psychologically scary for younger ones) this movie will touch the hearts of all ages.

The English subtitles are mine – and I don't claim to be fluent in German. Though the dialogue is fairly straightforward there may be the odd mistake.

I encoded this back in the days when I used Window$ Movie Maker, so although it will obviously play on WMP (and VLC) there may be compatibility issues with other players.