Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

12
2h 32m
2009
5.833 /10 (15)

Overview

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Country : Germany
Genre : Drama
Languages : English, Deutsch
Released Date: 2009-02-13

Top Billed Cast

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")

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