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Heroes Like Us
Heroes Like Us

Heroes Like Us

November 8, 1999
1h 33m
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself.

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Director
Sebastian Peterson
Cast
Daniel Borgwardt, Xenia Snagowski, Adrian Heidenreich, Luca Lenz, Kirsten Block, Dietmar Huhn, Gojko Mitić, Renate Krößner, Udo Kroschwald, Volkmar Kleinert
Release Date
November 8, 1999
Production
Senator Film

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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