Overview
East Berlin, early 1980s: Ludger is hired by the Stasi to spy on the oppositional arts scene in Prenzlauer Berg. But when he falls in love with the mysterious Nathalie, he has to choose between a life as a celebrated underground poet and his career as a Stasi agent. A choice that will turn back on him 30 years later.
Director and cast
- David Kross as Ludger (jung)
- Antonia Bill as Corinna (jung)
- Christopher Nell as Bär (jung)
- Deleila Piasko as Nathalie
- Jörg Schüttauf as Ludger Fuchs
- Bernd Stegemann as Erich Mielke
- Margarita Broich as Corinna Fuchs
- Henry Hübchen as Offizier Siemens
- Alexander Scheer as Michaela
- Detlev Buck as Horkefeld
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