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

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

Cast

Denis Moschitto

as Murat Kurnaz (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Kai Strittmatter

as (segment "Der Name Murat Kurnaz")

Peter Jordan

as Dr. Roth (segment "Krankes Haus")

Andreas Hofer

as (segment "Krankes Haus")

Anneke Kim Sarnau

as Nadine (segment "Schieflage")

Winnie Böwe

as (segment "Schieflage")

Karl Markovics

as Rolf (segment "Schieflage")

Helene Hegemann

as (segment "Die Unvollendete")

Dani Levy

as (segment "Joshua")

Hans Hollmann

as (segment "Joshua")

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