A Stasi Comedy
5.6
East Berlin, early 1980s: Ludger is hired by the Stasi to spy on the oppositional arts scene in Prenzlauer Berg. But when he falls in love with the mysterious Nathalie, he has to choose between a life as a celebrated underground poet and his career as a Stasi agent. A choice that will turn back on him 30 years later.
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Cast
29 people
David Kross
Ludger (jung)
Known for
The Reader
Prey
Antonia Bill
Corinna (jung)
Known for
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
Christopher Nell
Bär (jung)
Also in
Schutzpatron. Ein Kluftingerkrimi
LOMO: The Language of Many Others
Deleila Piasko
Nathalie
Known for
Transatlantic
Jörg Schüttauf
Ludger Fuchs
Known for
Bad Banks
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Bernd Stegemann
Erich Mielke
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer 2
Balloon
Margarita Broich
Corinna Fuchs
Known for
The Diary of Anne Frank
Dreamgirls
Henry Hübchen
Offizier Siemens
Known for
Unfamiliar
8 Days
Alexander Scheer
Michaela
Known for
Blood Red Sky
The Island
Detlev Buck
Horkefeld
Known for
The Man Cave
Berlin Blues
Steffi Kühnert
Majorin Drastow
Known for
Kleo
The White Ribbon
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Frau Krüger
Known for
The Kangaroo Chronicles
Ants in the Pants 2
Leander Haußmann Director · Malakoff Kowalski Composer Michał Grabowski Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $683K · First release May 19, 2022 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$683,476
Production
UFA Fiction
Production
Constantin Film
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Leander Haußmanns Stasikomödie
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 19, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 24, 2022 · Premiere · German Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
October 16, 2023 · Premiere · KINO/23
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