The Green Desert (1999)
Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.
Director: Anno Saul
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Martina Gedeck as Doris |
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Ulrich Noethen as Detlef |
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Heino Ferch as Simon |
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Corinna Harfouch as Krankenschwester |
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Robert Gwisdek as Johann |
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Karin Gregorek as Lehrerin |
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Tatjana Trieb as Katja |
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Feo Aladag as Krankenschwester |
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Patricia Driese as Bille |
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Gina Friedrichs as Mannu |
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Michou Friesz as Freundin Doris |
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Barry Gordon as Alex |
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Michael Hanemann as Fritz |
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Albrecht Hummel as Ritter |
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Christiane Huth as |
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Maximilian Häusler as Nobbi |
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Julia Palmer-Stoll as Chrissi |
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Gerta Rebentisch as |
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Stefanie Richter as Krankenschwester |
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Stefan Rutz as Schaffner |
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Deborah Schubert as Bine |
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Edeltraud Schubert as |
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Wolfgang Sowa as |
| Directing | Anno Saul | Director |
| Crew | Gero Steffen | Cinematography |
| Writing | Swenja Karsten | Writer |
| Art | Börries Hahn-Hoffmann | Art Direction |