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A Birthday to Remember (2003)
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Add to a movie listHierankl is a German award-winning family drama which premiered on 1 July 2003 at the Munich Film Festival. The modern Heimatfilm, named after a district in Surberg, Germany, is the film debut of writer and director Hans Steinbichler.
It received several nominations and awards, among them the 2006 Adolf Grimme Award for acting, cinematography, wrinting and direction.
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Après une dispute avec sa mère, Lene, 17 ans, fuit son village et sa famille pour Berlin. Des années après, elle se sent enfin assez forte pour y revenir et assister au 60ème anniversaire de son père. Sur les traces de son enfance, elle va mettre au jour un tissu de mensonges dans ce village où rien n’a changé depuis son départ, mais aussi découvrir le secret de sa propre vie.Actors
Johanna Wokalek
(Lene)
Barbara Sukowa
(Rosemarie)
Josef Bierbichler
(Lukas)
Frank Giering
(Paul)
Alexander Beyer
(Vincenz)
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