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Night Shapes
Overview
The Pope is in town and the night of his stay is anything but heavenly for some of Berlin′s inhabitants. Rich and poor, down-and-outs and policemen, street kids and taxi drivers - in their search for a little bit of happiness, they all end up on an amusing and at times harrowing odyssey through the labyrinth of the big city.
Director and cast
- Andreas Dresen Director
- Meriam Abbas as Hanna
- Dominique Horwitz as Victor
- Oliver Breite as Jochen (as Oliver Bäßler)
- Susanne Bormann as Patty
- Michael Gwisdek as Peschke
- Horst Krause as Taxifahrer
- Axel Prahl as Polizeibeamter
- Ursula Karusseit as Frau Gerhardt
- Christel Peters as Alte Dame
- Imogen Kogge Cast
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