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Sonnenallee (Sun Avenue or Sun Alley) is a 1999 comedy film about life in East Berlin in the late 1970s. The movie was directed by Leander Haußmann. The film was released shortly before the corresponding novel, Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (At the Shorter End of Sonnenallee). Both the book and the screenplay were written by Thomas Brussig and while they are based on the same characters and setting, differ in storyline significantly. Both the movie and the book emphasize the importance of pop-art and in particular, pop music, for the youth of East Berlin. The Sonnenallee is an actual street in Berlin that was intersected by the border between East and West during the time of the Berlin Wall, although it bears little resemblance to the film set. Sonnenallee was broadcast in the Czech Republic under the title Eastie Boys.
Original Release
10/07/1999
US Release
12/20/1999
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Alexander Scheer | Michael 'Micha' Ehrenreich / Micha |
Alexander Beyer | Mario |
Robert Stadlober | Wuschel |
Teresa Weißbach | Miriam Sommer / Miriam |
Katharina Thalbach | Mutter Ehrenreich / Mutter |
Henry Hubchen | Vater Ehrenreich / Vater |
Ignaz Kirchner | Onkel Heinz |
Annika Kuhl | Sabine Ehrenreich / Sabine |
Elena Meißner | Sabrina |
Horst Lebinsky | Grenzer |
Directors
Writers
Detlev Buck, Leander Haußmann, Thomas Brussig, Heike Sperling
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alexander Scheer | Michael 'Micha' Ehrenreich / Micha |
Alexander Beyer | Mario |
Robert Stadlober | Wuschel |
Teresa Weißbach | Miriam Sommer / Miriam |
Katharina Thalbach | Mutter Ehrenreich / Mutter |
Henry Hubchen | Vater Ehrenreich / Vater |
Ignaz Kirchner | Onkel Heinz |
Annika Kuhl | Sabine Ehrenreich / Sabine |
Elena Meißner | Sabrina |
Horst Lebinsky | Grenzer |
Martin Moeller | Kosscke / Kosske |
Patrick Güldenberg | Appel |
David Müller | Brötchen |
Minh-Khai Phan-Thi | Gast aus Vietnam |
Sabine Orléans | Pionierleiterin |
Steffi Kühnert | FDJ Funktionärin |
Uwe Dag Berlin | Schallplattendealer |
Waldemar Kobus | Samson |
Torsten Ranft | Olaf (aus / from Dresden) |
Steffen Scheumann | Udo (aus / from Dresden) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Detlev Buck | Producer |
Claus Boje | Producer |
Martin Ganz | Producer |
Doris Kirch | Producer |
Katrin Schlösser | Producer |
Robert Stiemerling | Producer |