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  • Heroes Like Us (1999)
  • 93 min | Comedy
Heroes Like Us (1999)
93 min | Comedy

Heroes Like Us presents as heroes ordinary teenagers and young East German adults, who in Thomas Brussig's (the novel and screenplay author) story, caused the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Our young hero falls in love, from an early age, with a...See moreHeroes Like Us presents as heroes ordinary teenagers and young East German adults, who in Thomas Brussig's (the novel and screenplay author) story, caused the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Our young hero falls in love, from an early age, with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. Our hero's father, however, is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself. The absurdities of everyday life in the former German "Democratic" Republic are comically (sometimes tragically) are exposed throughout the film. Written by GMeleJr See less
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Thomas Brussig (novel) (screenplay) | Markus Dittrich (screenplay) | Sebastian Peterson (screenplay)
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Updated Nov 10, 1999

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Nov 10, 1999 (Germany)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Daniel Borgwardt
Klaus Uhltzscht Klaus Uhltzscht   See fewer
Xenia Snagowski
Yvonne Anders Yvonne Anders   See fewer
Adrian Heidenreich
Klaus als Kind Klaus als Kind   See fewer
Luca Lenz
Yvonne als Kind Yvonne als Kind   See fewer
Kirsten Block
Mutter Uhltzscht Mutter Uhltzscht   See fewer
Udo Kroschwald
Vater Uhltzscht Vater Uhltzscht   See fewer
Volkmar Kleinert
Wunderlich Wunderlich   See fewer
Ulrich Wenzke
Eulert Eulert   See fewer
Gojko Mitic
Yvonnes Vater Yvonnes Vater   See fewer
Joachim Lätsch
Stasioffizier Gollasch Stasioffizier Gollasch   See fewer
Renate Krößner
Frau Lorenz, Klaus' Lehrerin Frau Lorenz, Klaus' Lehrerin   See fewer
Daniel Graf
Lehrer Küfer Lehrer Küfer   See fewer
Franz Viehmann
Schuldirektor Schuldirektor   See fewer
Manfred Richter
Schwimmlehrer Schwimmlehrer   See fewer
Axel Werner
1. Arzt 1. Arzt   See fewer
Karl Kranzkowski
2. Arzt 2. Arzt   See fewer
Ramona Kunze-Libnow
Frau im Ballhaus (as Ramona Libnow) Frau im Ballhaus (as Ramona Libnow)   See fewer
Angela Brunner
Serviererin Serviererin   See fewer
Tom Hantschel
Möbelpacker Möbelpacker   See fewer
Ralf Burmeister
1. Oppositioneller 1. Oppositioneller   See fewer
Stephan Schleue
2. Oppositioneller 2. Oppositioneller   See fewer
Martin Mitdank
1. Junge im Ferienlager 1. Junge im Ferienlager   See fewer
Jan Quest
2. Junge im Ferienlager 2. Junge im Ferienlager   See fewer
Erich Rissmann
Honecker Double Honecker Double   See fewer
Sonja Kehler
Actress Actress   See fewer
Marin Caktas
Teddy Thälmann Teddy Thälmann   See fewer
Sabine Urban
Actress Actress   See fewer
Achim Mentzel
Very Special Guest (Mann an der Tür) Very Special Guest (Mann an der Tür)   See fewer
Angelika Unterlauf
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Witali Pawlenko
Actor (as Vitaly Pawlenko) Actor (as Vitaly Pawlenko)   See fewer
Benjamin Seidel
Junge (uncredited) Junge (uncredited)   See fewer
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