Forget America

Nov 9, 2000

1h 30m

★ 5.1

Overview

Two friends fall in love with the same girl and end up in a situation that can only make everyone unhappy. In Forget America, it is also reinforced by the setting, a small East German town. Life in Aschleben is difficult enough in itself for David, who would like to be a famous photographer, for Benno, who desperately wants to open an American road cruiser store in his dreary hometown, and for Anna, who dreams of a career as an actress, but it is their feelings for each other that rob them of practically any chance of a little happiness.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

David

Marek Harloff

Benno

Roman Knižka

Anna

Franziska Petri

Benjamin

Johannes Franke

Frau Ludoff

Rita Feldmeier

Herr Ludoff

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

Herr Schreyer

Gerd Lohmeyer

Doreen

Ursula Doll

Director

Butz Ulrich Buse

Shop Owner

Margitta Lüder-Preil

Salesperson

Karl-Fred Müller

Friend

Janina Schultz

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