
The Intouchables(2011)
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.


A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".

Matthias Schweighöfer
Tom

Friedrich Mücke
Veit

Alicja Bachleda-Curuś
Zoey

Kevin Rankin
Marvin

Chris Browning
Jonathan

Kimberly J. Brown
Dorothee

Todd Stashwick
Darryl

Dwayne Adway
Hunter

Kirsten Block
Ursel

Peter Macon
Hope
Friendship! is a comedy, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of friendship, german democratic republic, based on true story. Directed by Markus Goller, it stars Matthias Schweighöfer, Friedrich Mücke, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś. A young man from East Germany travels to San Francisco to search for his father, who fled 12 years ago. Together with his best friend, he starts the journey from New York with no money and the only word they ever learned in english-lessons: "friendship".
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