“You can’t outrun the past - even on a Game Boy.”
15-year-old Moritz lives with his father near East Berlin, helping at his gas station and drifting through life after his girlfriend leaves him. He skips school, hides in a crumbling house, and escapes into music, Game Boy games, and memories of his mother - believed to have died ten years ago. But a chance discovery reveals she’s alive and living in Hamburg. Moritz sets out to confront her and the truth.
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Cast
10 people
Richard Kropf
Moritz
Known for
Move
Rainer Winkelvoss
Harald
Known for
Blood Creek
Corinna Kirchhoff
Helga
Known for
Paradise
Isabell Gerschke
Katja
Known for
Little Thirteen
A Woman in Berlin
Pierre René Müller
Olaf
Also in
The Air Rescue Team
Fieber: Ärzte für das Leben
Janina Flieger
Tanja
Also in
Unknown
Liebe am Abgrund
André Schmitzdorf
Mike
No other roles listed
Thomas Rühmann
Paul
Also in
In All Friendship
Martin Luther
Laura Kettner
Jenny
No other roles listed
Karin Mikityla
Petra
Also in
Banale Tage
Stockinger
Igor Zaritzky Director · Christoph Oertel Composer Michael Schaufert Cinematographer
First release July 7, 1996 · Produced in Germany
Production
Reflex Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 7, 1996
TV · ZDF
No release date listed for United States.
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