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Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz

20207.03h 4m

Overview

In 2015, thirty year old refugee Francis, the sole survivor of a boat that illegally crossed the Mediterranean, is drawn into Berlin's seedy underbelly.

Directed by Burhan Qurbani
Written by Martin Behnke, Burhan Qurbani, Alfred Döblin
Produced by Leif Alexis, Jochen Laube, Fabian Maubach
Box Office0Revenue: $263K

Top Cast

Welket Bungué

Welket Bungué

Francis

Jella Haase

Jella Haase

Mieze

Albrecht Schuch

Albrecht Schuch

Reinhold

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Pums

Annabelle Mandeng

Annabelle Mandeng

Eva

Nils Verkooijen

Nils Verkooijen

Berta

Richard Fouofié Djimeli

Richard Fouofié Djimeli

Ottu

Mira Elisa Goeres

Mira Elisa Goeres

Katie

Rufina Neumann

Rufina Neumann

Moni

Lena Schmidtke

Lena Schmidtke

Elli

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerberlin, germanyprostitutebased on novel or bookrefugeeillegal immigrationremakeunreliable narratortouchingintensetragic

About Berlin Alexanderplatz

Berlin Alexanderplatz is a drama, crime film released in 2020 exploring themes of drug dealer, berlin, germany, prostitute, based on novel or book, refugee, illegal immigration. Directed by Burhan Qurbani, it stars Welket Bungué, Jella Haase, Albrecht Schuch. In 2015, thirty year old refugee Francis, the sole survivor of a boat that illegally crossed the Mediterranean, is drawn into Berlin's seedy underbelly.

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