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Heroes Like Us
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Heroes Like Us

1999-11-08 · 93 min · ★ 5.8

Drama · Comedy · Romance

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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Directors
Sebastian Peterson
Production companies
Senator Film
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Daniel BorgwardtDaniel BorgwardtKlaus Uhltzscht
Xenia SnagowskiXenia SnagowskiYvonne Anders
Adrian HeidenreichKlaus als Kind
Luca LenzYvonne als Kind
Kirsten BlockKirsten BlockMutter Uhltzscht
Dietmar HuhnDietmar HuhnGrabs
Gojko MitićGojko MitićYvonnes Vater
Renate KrößnerRenate KrößnerFrau Lorenz, Klaus' Lehrerin
Udo KroschwaldUdo KroschwaldVater Uhltzscht
Volkmar KleinertVolkmar KleinertWunderlich
Joachim LätschJoachim Lätsch
Daniel Graf
Franz Viehmann
Manfred RichterManfred Richter
Axel WernerAxel Werner
Karl KranzkowskiKarl Kranzkowski
Ramona Kunze-LibnowRamona Kunze-Libnow
Angela BrunnerAngela Brunner
Martin MitdankMartin Mitdank1. Junge im Ferienlager

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