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Faraway, So Close!
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Faraway, So Close!

1993-09-01 · 147 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Fantasy · Romance

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.

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Directors
Wim Wenders
Production companies
Tobis, Road Movies
Countries
Germany
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 810,455

Top Cast

Otto SanderOtto SanderCassiel
Bruno GanzBruno GanzDamiel
Nastassja KinskiNastassja KinskiRaphaela
Peter FalkPeter FalkPeter Falk
Solveig DommartinSolveig DommartinMarion
Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannKonrad
Rüdiger VoglerRüdiger VoglerPhillip Winter
Willem DafoeWillem DafoeEmit Flesti
Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzTony Baker
Martin OlbertzMartin OlbertzThe Dying Man
Monika HansenMonika HansenHanna / Gertrud Becker
Lou ReedLou ReedLou Reed
Hanns ZischlerHanns ZischlerDr. Becker
Günter MeisnerGünter MeisnerForger
Ronald NitschkeRonald NitschkePatzke
Mikhail GorbachevMikhail GorbachevMikhail Gorbachev
Gerd WamelingGerd WamelingSecurity Guard
Matthias ZelicSalesman
Udo SamelUdo SamelSecurity Guard
Aline KrajewskiRaissa

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