Rückkehr aus der Wüste

Rückkehr aus der Wüste (1990)

Drama

25-year-old electrician Thomas Tänzer is happily escaping the provincial confines of everyday life in the GDR – to the desert, to work in Algeria. Behind him lie a failed marriage and abandoned studies. But he can't cope in Algeria either. The rules have traveled with him – in the form of his superiors. Unordered solidarity, his relationship with the married Doris, and similar issues cause him difficulties. His father falls seriously ill, and he cuts short his stay abroad. At home, he realizes that his wife and child have become complete strangers to him. Doris, his "Algerian affair," now has a child by him, but treats him coldly. He makes a half-hearted suicide attempt by car, which he survives. When he hears about a disaster in Algeria, he volunteers for service, but is not accepted because of his poor personnel file.

Director: Bernhard Stephan

Casts

	Gerd Gallrein as Thomas Vater
	André Hennicke as Thomas
	Barbara Schnitzler as Doris
	Deborah Kaufmann as Angela
	Bernd-Uwe Reppenhagen as Napoleon
	Justus Carrière as Falk
	Thomas Gumpert as Rolf
	Ruth Friemel as Thomas Mutter
	Chafia Boudraa as Mohameds Mutter

Crew