Summary
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
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Cast
Daniel Brühl
Alex
Katrin Sass
Mother
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Maria Simon
Ariane
Florian Lukas
Denis
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Burghart Klaußner
Alex's Father
Michael Gwisdek
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Christine Schorn
Ms. Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz
Mr. Ganske
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Mr. Mehlert
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"Sigmund Jähn"
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Martin Brambach
Stasi 1
Michael Gerber
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Ernst-Georg Schwill
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Rainer Werner
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Marc Bischoff
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Peter Kurth
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