Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation
Genres
Overview
Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
152 min
Release Date
2009-02-13
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
5.821
Denis Moschitto
Murat Kurnaz (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")
Kai Strittmatter
(segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")
Peter Jordan
Dr. Roth (segment "Krankes Haus")
Andreas Hofer
(segment "Krankes Haus")
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Nadine (segment "Schieflage")
Winnie Böwe
(segment "Schieflage")
Karl Markovics
Rolf (segment "Schieflage")
Helene Hegemann
(segment "Die Unvollendete")
Dani Levy
(segment "Joshua")
Hans Hollmann
(segment "Joshua")
Josef Bierbichler
Beintl (segment "Fraktur")
Benno Fürmann
Herr Feierlich (segment "Feierlich reist")
Eva Habermann
Frau (segment "Feierlich reist"
Christoph Jacobi
(segment "Gefährder")
Claudia Geisler-Bading
(segment "Gefährder")
Justus Carrière
(segment "Gefährder")
Uwe Bohm
Danner (segment "Gefährder")
Helene Grass
(segment "Gefährder")
Adriana Altaras
(segment "Fraktur")
Regine Andratschke
Frau Lodex
Cedric Eich
Ralf
Arne Fiedler
Medizinstudent (segment "Krankes Haus")
Christoph Glaubacker
Patient (segment "Krankes Haus")
Dominik Graf
(segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)
Dennis Grawe
(segment "Schieflage")
Jeanette Hain
Narrator (segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)
Sandra Hüller
Ulrike Meinhof (segment "Die Unvollendete")
Alexander Khuon
(segment "Krankes Haus")
Senta Dorothea Kirschner
Patient (segment "Krankes Haus")
Arnd Klawitter
(segment "Krankes Haus")
Maria Mägdefrau
Frau Giesebrecht
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Narrator (segment "Séance") (voice)
Axel Schreiber
Alex (segment "Gefährder")
Hildegard Schroedter
Rita - Sekretärin
Tim Seyfi
(segment "Fraktur")
Jasmin Tabatabai
Susan Sontag (segment "Die Unvollendete")
Frank Voß
Herr Lodex
Susanne Wuest
Freundliche Krankenschwester (segment "Krankes Haus")
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