Heroes Like Us (1999)

Original title

Helden wie wir

Directed by

Sebastian Peterson

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

6

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man growing up in East Germany tells the story of his life and how he accidentally becomes a hero during the peaceful revolution of 1989. The film follows his awkward experiences with love, family, and the absurdities of life under a repressive system.

comicbittersweetquirkysatiricallightheartedself-deprecatingnostalgicoffbeat

What happens

Helden wie wir ist eine deutsche Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1999. Es ist eine Literaturverfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Thomas Brussig aus dem Jahr 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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