The Green Desert

"No matter what happens I'll be with you."

1999 1h 33m DE

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 5

Drama

Synopsis

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Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.

“No matter what happens I'll be with you.”

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Cast

Martina Gedeck
Doris
Ulrich Noethen
Detlef
Heino Ferch
Simon
Corinna Harfouch
Krankenschwester
Robert Gwisdek
Johann
Karin Gregorek
Lehrerin
Tatjana Trieb
Katja
Feo Aladag
Krankenschwester

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anno Saul
Writers: Swenja Karsten
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

CAST

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Martina Gedeck and Ulrich Noethen and Heino Ferch carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No matter what happens I'll be with you.".

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0208190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anno Saul directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Martina Gedeck and Ulrich Noethen and Heino Ferch carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "No matter what happens I'll be with you.".
5IMDB entry: tt0208190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.