Summer in Berlin | |
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Directed by | Andreas Dresen |
Written by | Wolfgang Kohlhaase |
Produced by | Stefan Arndt |
Starring | Inka Friedrich Nadja Uhl Andreas Schmidt Vincent Redetzki |
Music by | Pascal Comelade |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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