''Berlin, I Love You'' is a 2019

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starring an

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. A joint German and U.S. production, it serves as the fifth installment of the '' Cities of Love'' series created by

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, after 2006's '' Paris, je t'aime'', the 2008 film '' New York, I Love You'', and '' Tbilisi, I Love You'' and ''

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'' both released in 2014. It was released on February 8, 2019 in the United States, by Saban Films, and on August 8, 2019 in Germany, by

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Cast

Production

It was announced in October 2017 that filming had begun on the latest instalment of the '' Cities of Love'' series, and would conclude in November. Amongst the announced cast included

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, Keira Knightley, Jim Sturgess, Mickey Rourke, and Diego Luna.

Emily Beecham Emily Beecham (born 12 May 1984) is an American-British actress and singer. She is best known for her role in the Coen Brothers film ''Hail, Caesar!'', the AMC series '' Into the Badlands'', and the title role in the 2017 film '' Daphne''. She s ...

was announced as being cast in June 2018. A trailer shared by Dianna Agron, who stars in and directs a segment of the film, revealed the involvements of

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and Iwan Rheon. Saban Films acquired the distribution rights for the film in May 2018. In February 2019, artist Ai Weiwei claimed that his section of ''Berlin, I Love You'' was cut due to pressure from China's government. "The reason we were given for the episode’s removal .was that my political status had made it difficult for the production team."

Reception

''Berlin, I Love You'' received negative reviews from film critics. It holds approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on reviews, with an average of . On

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, the film holds a rating of 34 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* {{Josef Rusnak 2019 films American anthology films German anthology films American romantic drama films German romantic drama films Films shot in Berlin English-language German films Films directed by Peter Chelsom Films directed by Fernando Eimbcke Films directed by Dennis Gansel Films directed by Dani Levy Saban Films films 2010s American films 2010s German films Films directed by Til Schweiger