Friendship!

Jan 14 2010 N/A 1h 50m
Adventure, Comedy

A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".

Plot

1989: while all of Germany is celebrating the German Reunification, Veit and Tom set off for America with nothing more than a 100 Deutsch Marks "welcoming money" in their pocket. They are trying to find Veit's Dad who fled long before the fall of the Berlin Wall. Two "Ossis" (East Berliners) on an odyssey through the Land of Freedom and Capitalism, from New York to San Francisco.

Written by

Oliver Ziegenbalg, Tom Zickler

Directed by

Markus Goller

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Wiedemann & Berg Film, SevenPictures, Mr. Brown Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing, Barefoot Films, Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,932
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA