''NVA'' () is a German comedy film released in 2005 that involves two friends who serve in the
National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) an ...
of the former
DDR
DDR or ddr may refer to:
*ddr, ISO 639-3 code for the Dhudhuroa language
*DDr., title for a double doctorate in Germany
*DDR, station code for Dadar railway station, Mumbai, India
*' (German Democratic Republic), official name of the former East ...
. It was directed 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.
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, who – together with Thomas Brussig – also wrote the screenplay. The film caricatures the life of the
National People's Army
The National People's Army (german: Nationale Volksarmee, ; NVA ) were the armed forces of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1956 to 1990.
The NVA was organized into four branches: the (Ground Forces), the (Navy), the (Air Force) an ...
(abbreviated: NVA) in the final years of East Germany.
Cast
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Kim Alexander Frank
Echt was a German pop band from Flensburg active from 1997 to 2002. Their second album ''Freischwimmer'' charted as no. 1 in the German album charts in 1999.
Members
* Kim Alexander Frank (Vocals)
* Kai Fischer (Guitar)
* Florian "Florst" Sump ( ...
- Private Henrik Heidler
* Oliver Bröcker - Private Krüger
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Jasmin Schwiers
Jasmin Schwiers (born 11 August 1982 in Eupen, Belgium) is a German actress.
Life and career
Schwiers grew up in the German-speaking community in eastern Belgium. She began her career in children's theatre, and later made appearances in severa ...
- Marie Kalt
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Detlev Buck
Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, 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 filmmakers working ...
- Colonel Kalt
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Thorsten Michaelis
Thorsten (Thorstein, Torstein, Torsten) is a Scandinavian given name. The Old Norse name was ''Þórsteinn''. It is a compound of the theonym ''Þór'' (''Thor'') and ''steinn'' "stone", which became ''Thor'' and ''sten'' in Old Danish and Old Swed ...
Maxim Mehmet
Maxim Mehmet (born 2 July 1975) is a German film actor. He inherited his Turkish surname from his Crimean Tatar grandfather. He lived with his spouse in Berlin before he moved to Vienna.Annika Kuhl - Nurse Sonja
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