Drama · Germany · 1999 · 1h 33m

The Green Desert

Grüne Wüste

Director

Cast

Martina Gedeck as Doris Ulrich Noethen as Detlef Heino Ferch as Simon Corinna Harfouch as Krankenschwester Robert Gwisdek as Johann Karin Gregorek as Lehrerin

Crew

Swenja Karsten — Writer

Tagline

No matter what happens I'll be with you.

Synopsis

Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.

Mood & Themes

coming of age

Key Collaborators

Anno Saul Director Swenja Karsten Writer

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