Berlin Blues

Berlin Blues

Till then, then…

Part of Berlin Blues Collection

2003•1h 45m•6.7/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(124)

In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28 years. A lethargic sub-culture of students, artists, bohemians and barflys had flourished among crumbling buildings. Part of that microcosm is barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called 'Herr Lehmann' by friends and patrons. He hangs out drinking, sports utter disregard for anything beyond SO 36 and lazily pursues an affair with cook Katrin. His lifestyle is gradually disturbed, when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with Katrin and his best friend Karl starts to act strange. Meanwhile, political turmoil mounts on the other side of the Wall.

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Production

Boje Buck Produktion GmbH, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Christian Ulmen

Christian Ulmen

Herr Lehmann

Katja Danowski

Katja Danowski

Katrin, die schöne Köchin

Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck

Der beste Freund Karl

Janek Rieke

Janek Rieke

Kristall-Rainer

Uwe Dag Berlin

Uwe Dag Berlin

Jürgen

Martin Olbertz

Martin Olbertz

Marco

Hartmut Lange

Hartmut Lange

Erwin

Margit Bendokat

Margit Bendokat

Lehmanns Mutter

Johann Adam Oest

Johann Adam Oest

Lehmanns Vater

Annika Kuhl

Annika Kuhl

Heidi

Tim Fischer

Tim Fischer

Sylvio

Michael Gwisdek

Michael Gwisdek

Hans

Sven Martinek

Sven Martinek

Polizist 1

Bernhard Schütz

Bernhard Schütz

Polizist 2

Stephan Baumecker

Stephan Baumecker

Kiffer

Karsten Speck

Karsten Speck

Detlef, die Lederuschi

Fabian Oscar Wien

Fabian Oscar Wien

Rudi

Heidi Züger

Heidi Züger

Christine, Karls Freundin

Christoph Waltz

Christoph Waltz

Arzt

Thomas Brussig

Thomas Brussig

DDR-Zöllner

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