Sonnenallee

Oct 7 1999 N/A 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A group of kids grow up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens. The antics of these kids, their families, of the "West German" friends and relatives who come to visit, and of the East German border guards, all serve to illustrate the absurdity of everyday life on the Sonnenallee, and therefore throughout the former East Germany.

Plot

A group of kids grows up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens. The antics of these kids, their families, the "West German" friends and relatives who come to visit, and the East German border guards, all serve to illustrate the absurdity of everyday life on the Sonnenallee, and therefore throughout the former East Germany.

Written by

Thomas Brussig, Leander Haußmann, Detlev Buck

Directed by

Leander Haußmann

Cast

Alexander Scheer, Alexander Beyer, Robert Stadlober

Crew

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Production Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production Companies

Boje Buck Produktion

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

7 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,380
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA