Berlin Blues (2003)
Herr Lehmann
Till then, then…
105 min
In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28 years. A lethargic sub-culture of students, artists, bohemians and barflys had flourished among crumbling buildings. Part of that microcosm is barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called 'Herr Lehmann' by friends and patrons. He hangs out drinking, sports utter disregard for anything beyond SO 36 and lazily pursues an affair with cook Katrin. His lifestyle is gradually disturbed, when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with Katrin and his best friend Karl starts to act strange. Meanwhile, political turmoil mounts on the other side of the Wall.
- Release date
- October 2, 2003
- Country of origin
- Germany
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Cast
- Christian Ulmen as Herr Lehmann
- Katja Danowski as Katrin
- Detlev Buck as Karl
- Janek Rieke as Kristall-Rainer
- Uwe Dag Berlin as Jürgen
- Martin Olbertz as Marco
- Hartmut Lange as Erwin
- Margit Bendokat as Lehmanns Mutter
- Johann Adam Oest as Lehmanns Vater
- Annika Kuhl as Heidi
- Michael Gwisdek as Der Trinker
- Sven Martinek as Polizist 1
- Bernhard Schütz as Polizist 2
- Stephan Baumecker as Kiffer
- Christoph Waltz as Arzt
- Thomas Brussig as DDR-Zöllner
- Pepe Danquart as Walter aus dem Elefanten
- Steffi Kühnert as Trinkerin aus dem Elefanten
- Michael Beck as Klaus
Crew
- Leander Haußmann · Director
- Sven Regener · Writer
- Claus Boje · Producer
- Frank Griebe · Cinematographer
- Peter R. Adam · Editor
- Simone Bär · Casting director
- Thomas Stammer · Production designer