A group of kids grow up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens. The antics of these kids, their families, of the "West German" friends and relatives who come to visit, and of the East German border guards, all serve to illustrate the absurdity of everyday life on the Sonnenallee, and therefore throughout the former East Germany.
Directed by Leander Haußmann
becoming an adult
german democratic republic
neukölln
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Alexander Beyer
Mario
Katharina Thalbach
Mutter
Teresa Weißbach
Miriam
Detlev Buck
ABV
Henry Hübchen
Father
Ignaz Kirchner
Heinz
Robert Stadlober
Wuschel
Annika Kuhl
Sabine
Patrick Güldenberg
Appel
Margit Carstensen
Director
Minh-Khai Phan-Thi
Vietnamese Guest
Waldemar Kobus
Samson
Crew
Detlev Buck
Writer
Thomas Brussig
Writer
Detlev Buck
Producer
Claus Boje
Producer
Thomas Brussig
Novel
Suse Marquardt
Second Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
Ingmar Wetzel
9.0★ · 11/14/25
Gottseidank ham die den Farbfilm nicht vergessen
Gottseidank ham die den Farbfilm nicht vergessen
goblin
6.0★ · 05/07/25
sonnenallee, uhh, du bist so sonnenallee*german comedies always are on a very thin line between being absolute shit or an actual masterpiece.
in this case the ossi nostalgia just pulled it off for me*
sonnenallee, uhh, du bist so sonnenallee*german comedies always are on a very thin line between being absolute shit or an actual masterpiece.
in this case the ossi nostalgia just pulled it off for me*
goblin
7.1★ · 05/06/25
sonnenallee, uhh, du bist so sonnenallee
german comedies always are on a very thin line between being absolute shit or an actual masterpiece. in this case the ossi nostalgia just pulled it off for me
sonnenallee, uhh, du bist so sonnenallee
german comedies always are on a very thin line between being absolute shit or an actual masterpiece. in this case the ossi nostalgia just pulled it off for me
lawlor
4.0★ · 05/23/24
why does the group of teenage friends consist of 12 year olds and 30 year old men
why was he in the same room while his sister was naked bathing ???
why does the group of teenage friends consist of 12 year olds and 30 year old men
why was he in the same room while his sister was naked bathing ???
Florian
8.0★ · 04/25/24
In die Russei!? Zum Russen geht man doch nur mit 'ner Kugel am Bein oder der MP in der Hand.
In die Russei!? Zum Russen geht man doch nur mit 'ner Kugel am Bein oder der MP in der Hand.