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Der Russe ist einer, der Birken liebt ()


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After her boyfriend becomes extremely ill, Mascha re-evaluates her path and decides to leave her previous life behind. But it's only by returning home that she can find peace.

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Mascha
Sohel Altan Gol ...
Cem
Slavko Popadic ...
Elias
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Tal
Bardo Böhlefeld ...
Sami
Marc Fischer ...
Prof. Windmühle
Zeljka Preksavec ...
Krankenschwester Irina
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Dr. Weber
Denis Kuhnert ...
Mann im Club (as Dennis 'Koone' Kuhnert)
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Elke (Elias' Mutter)
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Horst (Elias' Vater)
Laetitia Schidlo ...
Blondes Mädchen
Reut Shani ...
Tamar
Rotem Achihun ...
Shira
Tomer Ben Amram ...
Yusef
Mimi Pinto ...
Soldatin
Nadia Migdal ...
Maya
Meryem Moutaoukkil ...
Minna (Samis Mutter)
Bozidar Kocevski ...
Konstantin

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Pola Beck

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Olga Grjasnowa ... (novel)
 
Burkhardt Wunderlich ... ()

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Jonas Katzenstein ... producer
Maximilian Leo ... producer
Denise Neustadt ... line producer
Simon B. Stein ... line producer

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Johannes Repka

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Juan Sarmiento G.

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Philipp Thomas

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Dirk Meier ... colorist

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Susanne Ritter

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Christina Neuss ... makeup artist

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Simon B. Stein ... production manager

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Natan De Leo ... third assistant director
Orit Yaakovi Ganor ... second assistant director
Nathan J. Minsberg ... third assistant director

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Ralph Herscu ... property master: Außen Requisiteur
Sebastian Iampietro ... trainee assistant prop

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Tobias Fleig ... re-recording mixer
Andreas Hildebrandt ... dialogue editor / sound mixer
Luise Hofmann ... dialogue editor
Benjamin Hörbe ... sound designer
Tina Laschke ... sound designer
Moritz Unger ... adr recordist

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Johanna Bischopink ... visual effects coordinator: LAVAlabs
Michael Brink ... vfx executive producer: LAVAlabs
Pascal Bussmann ... visual effects editor: LAVAlabs
Tobias Kotz ... system administrator: LAVAlabs
Jens Liebscher ... senior compositing artist: LAVAlabs
Rolf Muetze ... vfx executive producer: LAVAlabs
Scherin Rajakumaran ... visual effects producer: LAVAlabs
Dirk Riesenfeld ... visual effects supervisor: LAVAlabs
Jakob Schwarz ... cg artist: LAVAlabs
Suzi Zimmermann ... Main Title Design

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Dirk Eichler ... steadicam operator
Slavik Greensh ... focus puller: Israel unit
Malte Kneib ... key grip
Lauritz Neu ... best boy
Carl Vinken ... second assistant camera: german unit

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Jonathan Feurich ... score mixer
Annette Gentz ... composer agent
Florian Sonnleitner ... music supervisor
Barbara S. Weber ... music supervisor (as Barbara Weber)

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Plot Summary

Mascha (27) is wild and loud, unapologetic and quick-witted, but deep in her heart she is flighty and directionless. The aspiring translator speaks five languages fluently. Her multicultural group of friends retaliate against the every-day racism they encounter in Germany with wit and sardonic humor. However, Mascha never speaks about her experience as a refugee. When Elias (28) becomes critically ill after a sports injury, he and Mascha, who have just moved into a cozy two-room apartment together, are forced to swap their romantic togetherness for a never-ending hospital stay. It is a trying time, not only for Elias. It becomes increasingly clear that he has papered over all the inconsistencies in Mascha's painstakingly assimilated life. Without him her life is turned upside down. Mascha cheats on Elias with her ex-boyfriend. In the very moment Elias finds out about it, his health deteriorates, and Elias dies during an emergency operation. In deepest sorrow Mascha drops everything. With only her passport, she jumps on a plane to Israel and leaves her entire previous life behind. As the daughter of Jewish parents, she hopes to find whatever seems to be missing in her life. However, she doesn't even speak Hebrew, she only speaks Arabic. So Mascha does what she always does, she forges ahead. Written by Happy_Evil_Dude

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Also Known As
  • All Russians Love Birch Trees (World-wide, English title)
  • All Russians Love Birch Trees (Canada, English title)
  • Le Russe aime les bouleaux (France)
  • Русский - Тот, Кто Любит Березы (Russia)
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  • 105 min
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