The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

All his life, Michael Hartung, owner of a hopelessly debt-ridden video store, has bet on the wrong horse. When an ambitious journalist confronts him with the results of his research, everything changes for the charmingly melancholy Micha. Many years ago, as an employee of the Reichsbahn, he is said to have organized the largest mass escape in the GDR. Stasi files prove the case. He was apparently even imprisoned and then deported to an open-cast lignite mine. Seduced by a lavish salary, Micha confirms the story, although only fragments of it are true.

Cast

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

as Micha Hartung

Christiane Paul

Christiane Paul

as Paula

Leon Ullrich

Leon Ullrich

as Alexander Landmann

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

as Alex Allonge

Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch

as Natalie Hartung

Dirk Martens

Dirk Martens

as Holger Röslein

Thorsten Merten

Thorsten Merten

as Harald Wischnewsky

Peter Kurth

Peter Kurth

as Fritz Teubner

Eva Löbau

Eva Löbau

as Beate

Steffen Jürgens

Steffen Jürgens

as Tobias

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