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The German Friend is an Argentine 2012 film directed by Jeanine Meerapfel, and starring Argentine actress Celeste Cid and German actor Max Riemelt. The film premiered on September 18, 2012 at the Argentine GFF (German Film Festival), in Buenos Aires. It tells the story of Sulamit, daughter of Jewish German immigrants, and Friedrich, son of Nazi German immigrants; they meet when teenagers in the Buenos Aires of the 1950s. The big political changes in Germany and the National Reorganization Process in Argentina serve as the background for the film.
Original Release
10/04/2012
US Release
12/15/2020
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Max Riemelt | Friedrich Burg |
| Celeste Cid | Sulamit Löwenstein |
| Benjamin Sadler | Michael Tendler |
| Fernán Mirás | Profesor Durán |
| Hartmut Becker | Herr Werner Kunheim |
| Daniel Fanego | Eduardo |
| Jean Pierre Noher | Philipp Löwenstein |
| Joaquín Berthold | Polaco |
| Eliseo Barrionuevo | Von Alstentatt 2 |
| Cipe Lincovsky | Liesl Feldmann |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Max Riemelt | Friedrich Burg |
| Celeste Cid | Sulamit Löwenstein |
| Benjamin Sadler | Michael Tendler |
| Fernán Mirás | Profesor Durán |
| Hartmut Becker | Herr Werner Kunheim |
| Daniel Fanego | Eduardo |
| Jean Pierre Noher | Philipp Löwenstein |
| Joaquín Berthold | Polaco |
| Eliseo Barrionuevo | Von Alstentatt 2 |
| Cipe Lincovsky | Liesl Feldmann |
| Katja Alemann | Martha Burg |
| Carlos Kaspar | Rudolf Burg |
| Nicolas Goldschmidt | Felipe |
| Nathalie Lucia Hahnen | Studentin |
| Adriana Aizemberg | Tante Else |
| Noemí Frenkel | Ida Löwenstein |
| Víctor Hugo Carrizo | Guardiacárcel 1 |
| Pierre Marquille | Profesor francés |
| Facundo Scalerandi | José |
| Julieta Vetrano | Sulamit niña |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Paul Müller | Executive Producer |
| Jeanine Meerapfel | Producer |
| Ricardo Freixa | Producer |
| Hans W. Geissendorfer | Producer |
| Pablo Ingercher | Producer |
| Mariano Leveau | Producer |
Editors
