Movie: Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation

Top 10 Billed Cast

Denis Moschitto
Denis Moschitto

Murat Kurnaz (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Kai Strittmatter
Kai Strittmatter

(segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Peter Jordan
Peter Jordan

Dr. Roth (segment "Krankes Haus")

Andreas Hofer
Andreas Hofer

(segment "Krankes Haus")

Anneke Kim Sarnau
Anneke Kim Sarnau

Nadine (segment "Schieflage")

Winnie Böwe
Winnie Böwe

(segment "Schieflage")

Karl Markovics
Karl Markovics

Rolf (segment "Schieflage")

Helene Hegemann
Helene Hegemann

(segment "Die Unvollendete")

Dani Levy
Dani Levy

(segment "Joshua")

Hans Hollmann
Hans Hollmann

(segment "Joshua")

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    Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

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    2009-02-13

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