Sonnenallee

1999 1h 41m DE

👍

6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 132

Comedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Alexander Scheer
Micha
Alexander Beyer
Mario
Katharina Thalbach
Mutter
Teresa Weißbach
Miriam
Detlev Buck
ABV
Henry Hübchen
Father
Ignaz Kirchner
Heinz
Robert Stadlober
Wuschel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leander Haußmann
Writers: Detlev Buck, Thomas Brussig, Leander Haußmann
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 5

ERA

Did you know

27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 5

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Paul Lemp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 5

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Sandy Saffeels shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 5

CAST

Did you know

Alexander Scheer and Alexander Beyer and Katharina Thalbach carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 5

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0177242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leander Haußmann directs. Paul Lemp scores. Sandy Saffeels cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Original score by Paul Lemp. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Sandy Saffeels shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Alexander Scheer and Alexander Beyer and Katharina Thalbach carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0177242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.