

Berlin Hero
2025-12-11 · 113 min · ★ 6.5
Micha unwittingly becomes a German hero when a journalist portrays him as the mastermind behind the mass exodus from East Germany.
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Production details
- Directors
- Wolfgang Becker
- Production companies
- X Filme Creative Pool, HR, Pergamon Film, Kalamata Film, Koryphäen Film, Sreda
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Charly HübnerMicha Hartung
Christiane PaulPaula
Leon UllrichAlexander Landmann
Daniel BrühlAlex Allonge
Leonie BeneschNatalie Hartung
Dirk MartensHolger Röslein
Thorsten MertenHarald Wischnewsky
Peter KurthFritz Teubner
Eva LöbauBeate
Steffen JürgensTobias
Jürgen VogelCommercial Director
Jörn HentschelBernd
Holger Handtke
Annabelle Mandeng
Leslie Malton
Bernhard Schütz
Claudia Eisinger
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