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A Coffee in Berlin

A Coffee in Berlin

No job. No girl. No coffee.

20127.21h 28m

Overview

Niko, a twenty-something college dropout, lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes.

Directed by Jan Ole Gerster
Written by Jan Ole Gerster
Produced by Jörg Himstedt, Marcos Kantis, Birgit Kämper
Box OfficeBudget: $300KRevenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Tom Schilling

Tom Schilling

Niko Fischer

Marc Hosemann

Marc Hosemann

Matze

Friederike Kempter

Friederike Kempter

Julika Hoffmann

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Karl Speckenbach

Katharina Schüttler

Katharina Schüttler

Elli

Arnd Klawitter

Arnd Klawitter

Phillip Rauch

Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Kontrolleur Jörg

Andreas Schröders

Andreas Schröders

Psychologe

Ulrich Noethen

Ulrich Noethen

Walter Fischer

Inga Birkenfeld

Inga Birkenfeld

Hanna

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanycoffeegirlfriendslackercoming of agecollege dropout

About A Coffee in Berlin

A Coffee in Berlin is a drama, comedy film released in 2012 exploring themes of berlin, germany, coffee, girlfriend, slacker, coming of age, college dropout. Directed by Jan Ole Gerster, it stars Tom Schilling, Marc Hosemann, Friederike Kempter. Niko, a twenty-something college dropout, lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes.

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