Learning to Lie
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18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.
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Cast
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Fabian Busch
Helmut
Known for
Look Who's Back
The Reader
Susanne Bormann
Britta
Known for
Mountain Miracle
Russendisko
Fritzi Haberlandt
Gisela
Known for
Babylon Berlin
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Sophie Rois
Barbara
Known for
Barbarians
Enemy at the Gates
Anka Sarstedt
Gloria
Also in
Hotte in Paradise
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Birgit Minichmayr
Tina
Known for
Downfall
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Florian Lukas
Mücke
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
North Face
Tino Mewes
Der lange Schäfer
Known for
1899
Generation War
Sebastian Münster
Beck
Also in
Und morgen fängt das Leben an
Das siebte Foto
Beate Abraham
Helmuts Mutter
Also in
Und tschüss!
Die LottoKönige
Wilfried Dziallas
Helmuts Vater
Also in
Großstadtrevier
Herzensbrecher – Vater von vier Söhnen
Uwe Rohde
Kneipier
Known for
In the Fade
The Golden Glove
Hendrik Handloegten Director · Frank Goosen Author Dieter Schleip Composer
First release July 2, 2003 · Produced in Germany · Original title Liegen lernen
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X Filme Creative Pool
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Germany
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Languages
Original title
Liegen lernen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 2, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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