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Heroes Like Us (1999)

Genre : Drama, Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Sebastian Peterson
Writer : Thomas Brussig, Markus Dittrich, Sebastian Peterson

Synopsis

A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself.

Actors

Daniel Borgwardt
Daniel Borgwardt
Klaus Uhltzscht
Xenia Snagowski
Xenia Snagowski
Yvonne Anders
Adrian Heidenreich
Adrian Heidenreich
Klaus als Kind
Luca Lenz
Luca Lenz
Yvonne als Kind
Kirsten Block
Kirsten Block
Mutter Uhltzscht
Dietmar Huhn
Dietmar Huhn
Grabs
Gojko Mitić
Gojko Mitić
Yvonnes Vater
Renate Krößner
Renate Krößner
Frau Lorenz, Klaus' Lehrerin
Udo Kroschwald
Udo Kroschwald
Vater Uhltzscht
Volkmar Kleinert
Volkmar Kleinert
Wunderlich
Joachim Lätsch
Joachim Lätsch
Daniel Graf
Daniel Graf
Franz Viehmann
Franz Viehmann
Manfred Richter
Manfred Richter
Axel Werner
Axel Werner
Karl Kranzkowski
Karl Kranzkowski
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Angela Brunner
Angela Brunner

Crews

Sebastian Peterson
Sebastian Peterson
Director
Thomas Brussig
Thomas Brussig
Novel
Thomas Brussig
Thomas Brussig
Screenplay
Markus Dittrich
Markus Dittrich
Screenplay
Alfred Holighaus
Alfred Holighaus
Producer
Hanno Huth
Hanno Huth
Producer
Gerhard von Halem
Gerhard von Halem
Producer
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Original Music Composer
Peter Przybylski
Peter Przybylski
Director of Photography
Petra Jurowski
Petra Jurowski
Editor
Günter Fenner
Günter Fenner
Executive Producer
Sebastian Peterson
Sebastian Peterson
Screenplay
Markus Dittrich
Markus Dittrich
Writer

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