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Heroes Like Us (1999)

Original title: Helden wie wir

1999-11-08 · 1h 33m · DE
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A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself.

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Sebastian PetersonDirectorMarkus DittrichWriter

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Daniel BorgwardtDaniel BorgwardtKlaus UhltzschtXenia SnagowskiXenia SnagowskiYvonne AndersAdrian HeidenreichAdrian HeidenreichKlaus als KindLuca LenzLuca LenzYvonne als KindKirsten BlockKirsten BlockMutter UhltzschtDietmar HuhnDietmar HuhnGrabsGojko MitićGojko MitićYvonnes VaterRenate KrößnerRenate KrößnerFrau Lorenz, Klaus' LehrerinUdo KroschwaldUdo KroschwaldVater UhltzschtAxel WernerAxel WernerKarl KranzkowskiKarl KranzkowskiAngela BrunnerAngela Brunner

Keywords

Love of one's lifeStasiBerlin wallEast berlinGerman democratic republic

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityLove Of One S Life · Stasi · Berlin WallMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference914301

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What is Heroes Like Us about?

A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself.

How long is Heroes Like Us?

Heroes Like Us has a runtime of 93 minutes.