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Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation (2009)

Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (original title)
| Drama | 26 March 2009 (Germany)
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Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Directors:

Fatih Akin, Wolfgang Becker | 12 more credits »

Writers:

Fatih Akin (segment), Wolfgang Becker (segment) | 13 more credits »

Stars:

Adriana Altaras, Regine Andratschke, Bernhard Baron Boneberg | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Adriana Altaras Adriana Altaras ... (segment "Fraktur")
Regine Andratschke Regine Andratschke ... Frau Lodex
Bernhard Baron Boneberg Bernhard Baron Boneberg ... Verlagsarbeiter (segment "Fraktur")
Josef Bierbichler ... Beintl (segment "Fraktur")
Bernd Birkhahn Bernd Birkhahn ... (segment "Schieflage")
Uwe Bohm Uwe Bohm ... Danner (segment "Gefährder")
Till Butterbach Till Butterbach ... Pfleger (segment "Krankes Haus")
Winnie Böwe ... (segment "Schieflage")
Justus Carrière Justus Carrière ... (segment "Gefährder")
Cedric Eich Cedric Eich ... Ralf
Arne Fiedler Arne Fiedler ... Medizinstudent (segment "Krankes Haus")
Benno Fürmann ... Herr Feierlich (segment "Feierlich reist")
Claudia Geisler-Bading Claudia Geisler-Bading ... (segment "Gefährder") (as Claudia Geisler)
Christoph Glaubacker Christoph Glaubacker ... Patient (segment "Krankes Haus")
Dominik Graf Dominik Graf ... Narrator (segment "Der Weg - den wir nicht zusammen gehen") (voice)
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Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

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f rated | german politics | german culture | territory name in title | deutschland | See All (12) »

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Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German | English

Release Date:

26 March 2009 (Germany) See more »

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Filming Locations:

Beelitz, Brandenburg, Germany See more »

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Herbstfilm Produktion See more »
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Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1
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