The Same Sky 

Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.

Stars:

Tom Schilling, Sofia Helin, Friederike Becht

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Schilling	...	Lars Weber 3 episodes, 2017
Sofia Helin	...	Lauren Faber 3 episodes, 2017
Friederike Becht	...	Sabine Cutter 3 episodes, 2017
Ben Becker	...	Ralf Müller 3 episodes, 2017
Jörg Schüttauf	...	Gregor Weber 3 episodes, 2017
Hannes Wegener	...	Axel Lang 3 episodes, 2017
Stephanie Amarell	...	Klara Weber 3 episodes, 2017
Godehard Giese	...	Conrad Weber 3 episodes, 2017
Anja Kling	...	Gita Weber 3 episodes, 2017
Steven Brand	...	Howard Cutter 3 episodes, 2017
Claudia Michelsen	...	Dagmar Cutter 3 episodes, 2017
Daniel Zillmann	...	Tobias Preuss 3 episodes, 2017
Max Hopp	...	Wulf Dunst 3 episodes, 2017
Daniel Krejcík	...	Viktor 3 episodes, 2017
Christian Kuchenbuch	...	Olaf Bargmann 3 episodes, 2017
Steffi Kühnert	...	Erika Haas 3 episodes, 2017
Torsten Michaelis	...	Acker König 3 episodes, 2017
Christian Näthe	...	Florian Eberhardt 3 episodes, 2017
Richard Pepper	...	Duncan March 3 episodes, 2017
Uwe Preuss	...	Meyer 3 episodes, 2017
Jascha Rust	...	Emil Faber 3 episodes, 2017
Udo Schenk	...	Lutz Janson 3 episodes, 2017
Muriel Wimmer	...	Juliane Weber 3 episodes, 2017

Storyline

Lars is a "Romeo agent" from East Germany in the 1970s. His task is to go West, first to seduce and then to spy on Western women who worked in government or defense institutions.

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Plot Keywords:

stasi | berlin germany | espionage | spy | three word title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

In episode 1, series 1, the same extra, a young man dressed as a hippie is seen at the border crossing on supposedly two different occasions and wearing the same clothes.

User Reviews

How far you are capable/willing to go for your beliefs...?

This decade, Germany has produced dozens of good films and series about life and habits during Cold War around FRG/GDR/West-Berlin, with versatile and intertwined plots, good character actors and apt understanding of environment and way of life. Der gleiche Himmel is another good brick in this wall, where focus is not entirely on one family, enabling to provide a broader picture of repressve, yet tragicomic life in socialist parts of Germany. The events seem realistic, perhaps the last episode rounded them up a bit hastily and "by halves" - apparently according to the filmmakers´vision. As mentioned, the cast is good as well, but here, I would like to spotlight the Swedish actress Sofia Helin as Lauren; for comparison, just watch here in "The Bridge" (Scandinavian version) and you will find out how talented and varied she is! Recommended to all those interested in German lifestyle prior to unification.

Details

Official Sites:

Beta Film

Country:

Germany

Language:

German English

Release Date:

January 2017 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Berlin - under samma himmel

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR9 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UFA Fiction, Beta Film, MIA Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color