NVA (2005)

  • 6
  • 10/07/2005 (AT)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 34m

Overview

Somewhere in the GDR, in 1988: young soldier Henrik Heidler starts his service in the National People's Army, a whole new world. Together with the weighty troublemaker Krüger, Heidler and his fellow soldiers try to somehow do their time between old hands and bureaucrats. It's not always fun, because the superiors are annoying with socialist propaganda from the day before yesterday, the material and equipment is scarce and not exactly new, while morale is at rock bottom. His relationship with his girlfriend isn't holding up either. But then Heidler meets Marie, the daughter of commander Kalt of all people, and falls in love. And then, at some point, the Wall comes down and everything changes ... for everyone in the NVA!

Thomas Brussig

Screenplay

Leander Haußmann

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Kim Frank's headshot

Kim Frank

Henrik Heidler
Oliver Bröcker's headshot

Oliver Bröcker

Krüger
Detlev Buck's headshot

Detlev Buck

Oberst Kalt
Jasmin Schwiers's headshot

Jasmin Schwiers

Marie Kalt
Annika Kuhl's headshot

Annika Kuhl

Schwester Sonja
Ignaz Kirchner's headshot

Ignaz Kirchner

Hauptfeldwebel Futterknecht
Maxim Mehmet's headshot

Maxim Mehmet

Unteroffizier Aurich
Robert Gwisdek's headshot

Robert Gwisdek

Traubewein

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