Berlin Blues

Berlin Blues (2003)

Herr Lehmann

Till then, then…

In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut off by the Wall from the rest of the city for 28 years. A lethargic sub-culture of students, artists, bohemians and barflys had flourished among crumbling buildings. Part of that microcosm is barkeeper Frank, semi-formally called 'Herr Lehmann' by friends and patrons. He hangs out drinking, sports utter disregard for anything beyond SO 36 and lazily pursues an affair with cook Katrin. His lifestyle is gradually disturbed, when his parents show up for a visit, things go awry with Katrin and his best friend Karl starts to act strange. Meanwhile, political turmoil mounts on the other side of the Wall.

Date of release
2003-10-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (131)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Leander Haußmann

Casting

  • Christian Ulmen — Herr Lehmann
  • Katja Danowski — Katrin, die schöne Köchin
  • Detlev Buck — Der beste Freund Karl
  • Janek Rieke — Kristall-Rainer
  • Uwe Dag Berlin — Jürgen
  • Martin Olbertz — Marco
  • Hartmut Lange — Erwin
  • Margit Bendokat — Lehmanns Mutter
  • Johann Adam Oest — Lehmanns Vater
  • Annika Kuhl — Heidi
  • Tim Fischer — Sylvio
  • Michael Gwisdek — Hans

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