''Berlin Blues'' (german: Herr Lehmann) is a 2003 German film by
Leander Haußmann
Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (; born 26 June 1959, Quedlinburg) is a German theatre and film director.
The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann, he attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin.
Hau ...
based on the
novel of the same name by
Sven Regener
Sven Regener (born 1 January 1961) is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band ''Zatopek'' and in 1984 he joined ''Neue Liebe''. In 1985 he founded the Berlin band Element of Crime together w ...
.
Plot summary
Frank Lehmann (
Christian Ulmen) is a bartender working in
Kreuzberg
Kreuzberg () is a district of Berlin, Germany. It is part of the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough located south of Mitte. During the Cold War era, it was one of the poorest areas of West Berlin, but since German reunification in 1990 it ha ...
, a borough of
West Berlin
West Berlin (german: Berlin (West) or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin during the years of the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and was under mi ...
in October 1989, in the final weeks before the fall of the
Berlin Wall. As he is approaching his 30th birthday, his friends start teasing him by calling him "Herr Lehmann" ("Mr. Lehmann"). He has little interest in anything outside of SO 36, the eastern part of the borough of Kreuzberg. He has a brief relationship with Katrin (), a cook at a nearby bar. His best friend, Karl (
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter.
Life and work
From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...
), slowly goes mad, and his parents show up for a visit, disrupting his laid-back lifestyle.
Cast
Awards
At the 2004
German Film Awards
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,
Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter.
Life and work
From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...
was awarded Best Supporting Actor and
Sven Regener
Sven Regener (born 1 January 1961) is a German musician and writer living in Berlin. In 1982 he recorded his first LP with the band ''Zatopek'' and in 1984 he joined ''Neue Liebe''. In 1985 he founded the Berlin band Element of Crime together w ...
Best Script.
At the 2003
Bavarian Film Awards
The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are th ...
,
Christian Ulmen was awarded Best Actor.
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Films set in Berlin
Films about the Berlin Wall
2003 films
Films based on German novels
Films set in the 1980s
Films set in West Germany
German drama films
2000s German films
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