The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Two friends fall in love with the same girl and end up in a situation that can only make everyone unhappy. In Forget America, it is also reinforced by the setting, a small East German town. Life in Aschleben is difficult enough in itself for David, who would like to be a famous photographer, for Benno, who desperately wants to open an American road cruiser store in his dreary hometown, and for Anna, who dreams of a career as an actress, but it is their feelings for each other that rob them of practically any chance of a little happiness.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- BeckmannOriginal Music Composer
- Vanessa JoppDirector
- Maggie PerenScreenplay
Cast
- Marek HarloffDavid
- Roman KnižkaBenno
- Franziska PetriAnna
- Johannes FrankeBenjamin
- Rita FeldmeierFrau Ludoff
- Andreas Schmidt-SchallerHerr Ludoff
- Gerd LohmeyerHerr Schreyer
- Ursula DollDoreen
- Butz Ulrich BuseDirector
- Margitta Lüder-PreilShop Owner
- Karl-Fred MüllerSalesperson
- Janina SchultzFriend
Stills
Themes
pubertydreamsbecoming an adultprovinceeastern germanyamerican dreamcrushchildhood friendsyouth culturewoman director