Germany: X Verleih AG United States: Regent Releasing Release date(s) Germany: 2 September 2004 United States: 17 March 2006 Running time 98 minutes Country Germany Language German Budget €2,700,000 (~US$3,400,000) Summer Storm (German: Sommersturm) is a German coming-of-age film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner. Released in 2004, the film stars Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, and Marlon Kittel. The story is set to the background of a rowing regatta, which climaxes into a summer storm..