Night Shapes
Genres
Overview
The Pope is in town and the night of his stay is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin′s inhabitants. Rich and poor, down-and-outs and policemen, street kids and taxi drivers - in their search for a little bit of happiness, they all end up on an amusing and at times harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1999-08-12
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
6.6
Meriam Abbas
Hanna
Dominique Horwitz
Victor
Oliver Breite
Jochen
Susanne Bormann
Patty
Michael Gwisdek
Peschke
Horst Krause
Taxifahrer
Axel Prahl
Polizeibeamter
Ursula Karusseit
Frau Gerhardt
Christel Peters
Alte Dame
Imogen Kogge
Rita
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Frau im Hospitz
Ade Sapara
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