Vergiss Amerika (2000)
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Marek Harloff, Roman Knizka, Franziska Petri, Johannes Franke
Three friends in a fictional East German town pursue ambitions that keep slipping out of reach.
The story
David and Benno, friends from the fictional East German town of Aschleben, both fall in love with Anna, who prefers the well-groomed Benno. The three nevertheless maintain an openly shared friendship. Each has ambitions that prove difficult to realize: David hopes to become a photographer, but must care for his father after a serious accident. Benno opens a business selling American cars, yet goes months without selling one. Anna trains to become an actress in Berlin, but finds no acting engagements and instead dubs television series.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The two friends David and Benno, from the East German town of Aschleben (fictional), fall in love with Anna, but she prefers the well-groomed Benno. Even so, the three openly live out a friendship among themselves. They all have dreams that remain out of reach, though for different reasons. David wants to become a photographer, but when his father suffers a serious accident, David has to look after him. Benno fulfills his dream and opens a business selling American cars, but goes for months without selling a single vehicle. Anna wants to become an actress and completes acting training in Berlin, but gets no engagements and dubs trashy television series.
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