The Green Desert (1999)

7.8/10 • 93 min • Drama

Overview

Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.

Cast

Martina Gedeck

Doris

Ulrich Noethen

Detlef

Heino Ferch

Simon

Corinna Harfouch

Krankenschwester

Robert Gwisdek

Johann

Karin Gregorek

Lehrerin

Tatjana Trieb

Katja

Michou Friesz

Freundin Doris

Barry Gordon

Alex

Michael Hanemann

Fritz

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