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Dominican Rep. Life is All You Get
- Original title
- Das Leben ist eine Baustelle
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
Germany- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jürgen Vogel
Christiane Paul
Ricky Tomlinson
Armin Rohde
Martina Gedeck
Meret Becker- Christina Papamichou
- Rebecca Hessing
Andrea Sawatzki- Peter Gavajda
- Ingeborg Westphal
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Comedy | Comedy-Drama
- Synopsis
- The political and social upheaval of the reunification of Germany provides the backdrop for this romantic comedy-drama. Jan Nebel (Jurgen Vogel), a young slaughterhouse worker who doesn't like to work much more than is necessary in order to keep his job, is walking home through Berlin one evening when he finds himself strolling into the middle of a riot. He sees a woman named Vera (Christiane Paul) trying to get away from a pair of cops; Jan trips the police officers, which earns him Vera's gratitude and a night behind bars. Jan's unexpected detainment causes him to lose his job, which doesn't bother him very much except that he'll be short on money. Jan decides to pay his father a visit only to discover that the old man has died; Jan takes over his apartment, and his friend Buddy (Ricky Tomlinson) joins him as a flatmate and pays him rent. Death pays a visit of its own to Jan when he learns that one of his former girlfriends has tested positive for the HIV virus; while Jan is understandably upset, he's too frightened of the possible results to be tested himself. While Jan is dealing with his many anxieties, he runs into Vera for the first time since the riot; they get to know each other better, and they are soon engaged in a passionate romance, though they take many twists down the bumpy road of love.
- Awards
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1997: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection. Honorable Mention1996: 3 German Film Awards: including Film Award in Silver1997: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best New Director.
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