Sonnenallee
6.8
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.
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Cast
48 people
Alexander Scheer
Micha
Known for
Blood Red Sky
The Island
Alexander Beyer
Mario
Known for
The Little Drummer Girl
Deutschland
Katharina Thalbach
Mutter
Known for
The Signal
The Tin Drum
Teresa Weißbach
Miriam
Also in
Erzgebirgskrimi
Gonger
Detlev Buck
ABV
Known for
The Man Cave
Berlin Blues
Henry Hübchen
Father
Known for
Unfamiliar
8 Days
Ignaz Kirchner
Heinz
Also in
NVA
Männerpension
Robert Stadlober
Wuschel
Known for
Das Boot
Summer Storm
Annika Kuhl
Sabine
Known for
The Island
Nothing Bad Can Happen
Elena Meißner
Sabrina
Also in
Cordelia's Children
Zeckenkommando vs. Cthulhu
Horst Lebinsky
Board Patrolman
Also in
Till Eulenspiegel
Bankett für Achilles
Martin Moeller
Kosske
Also in
Night Out
First Drop of Blood
Leander Haußmann Director · Detlev Buck Writer Thomas Brussig Writer
Worldwide gross $13M · United States release April 16, 2000 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$12,891,924
Production
Boje Buck Produktion GmbH
Production
Sat.1
Production
Ö-Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 7, 1999
Theatrical
United States · April 16, 2000
Premiere · Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
United States
June 7, 2001 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
Czechia
July 10, 2000 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
November 16, 2000 · Theatrical
Finland
January 12, 2001 · TV
Hungary
October 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Poland
November 17, 2000 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 7, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 25, 1999 · Theatrical
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