Learning to Lie (2003)
18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.
Director:
Hendrik Handloegten
Writer:
Hendrik Handloegten
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Fabian Busch as Helmut |
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Susanne Bormann as Britta |
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Fritzi Haberlandt as Gisela |
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Sophie Rois as Barbara |
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Anka Sarstedt as Gloria |
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Birgit Minichmayr as Tina |
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Florian Lukas as Mücke |
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Tino Mewes as Der lange Schäfer |
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Sebastian Münster as Beck |
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Beate Abraham as Helmuts Mutter |
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Wilfried Dziallas as Helmuts Vater |
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Uwe Rohde as Kneipier |
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André Meyer as Rüdiger |
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Jean Pierre Cornu as Professor Mutter |
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Heinz Schubert as Onkel Bertram |
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Mario Krüger as |
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Norbert Stöß as |
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Peter Schrenk as |
| Directing | Hendrik Handloegten | Director |
| Production | Maria Köpf | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Faust | Costume Design |
| Production | Tom Sternitzke | Production Manager |
| Art | Sabine Schaaf | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Florian Hoffmeister | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Elena Bromund | Editor |
| Production | Nessie Nesslauer | Casting |
| Writing | Frank Goosen | Novel |
| Writing | Hendrik Handloegten | Screenplay |
| Sound | Dieter Schleip | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Yeşim Zolan | Production Design |
| Art | Yeşim Zolan | Set Designer |