Herzlich willkommen (1990)
Friedrich manages to escape from East Germany to the West in the 1950s. On his arrival, he is greeted with the words Herzlich Willkommen, or "cordial, heartfelt welcome." However, once he finds employment, what he experiences is anything but a cordial welcome at his new job, where he is a teacher/counselor for "wayward children" located in a former castle. The institution is headed by a former Nazi who runs it with the help of the more criminal, bullying boys. Despite these obstacles, Friedrich manages to establish a rapport with a boy who wants to go "straight," and also begins to have an affair with an attractive female teacher at the school.
Director:
Hark Bohm
Writers:
Hark Bohm, Dorothee Schön.
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Uwe Bohm as Friedrich Dombrowski |
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Barbara Auer as Elke Kramer |
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Hark Bohm as Direktor Dr. Fischer |
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Anna Thalbach as Iris |
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Eva-Maria Hagen as Sekretärin |
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Michael Gwisdek as Hausmeister |
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Heinz Hoenig as Iris' Vater |
| Directing | Hark Bohm | Director |
| Production | Martin Schulz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christoph Holch | Producer |
| Production | Hark Bohm | Producer |
| Camera | Edward Kłosiński | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Moune Barius | Editor |
| Art | Christian Bussmann | Production Design |
| Writing | Hark Bohm | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dorothee Schön | Screenplay |
| Sound | Richard Borowski | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jens-Peter Ostendorf | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Birgit Missal | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter C. Gutenberg | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Natalia Bowakow | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Walter Kempowski | Novel |
| Sound | Wolfgang Schukrafft | Sound |
| Sound | Monika Schuchard | Sound Editor |
