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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.0 / 100
2003·Comedy / Drama / Romance·1h 27m

LEARNING TO LIE

18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.

Above the Line
Henk Handloegten·DirectorHendrik Handloegten·ScreenplayFrank Goosen·NovelFlorian Hoffmeister·Director of PhotographyDieter Schleip·Original Music ComposerElena Bromund·Editor
Cast
Fabian Busch·HelmutSusanne Bormann·BrittaFritzi Haberlandt·GiselaSophie Rois·BarbaraAnka Sarstedt·GloriaBirgit Minichmayr·TinaFlorian Lukas·MückeTino Mewes·Der lange SchäferSebastian Münster·BeckBeate Abraham·Helmuts Mutter
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
Hendrik Handloegten·Director
Writing· 2
Hendrik Handloegten·ScreenplayFrank Goosen·Novel
Camera· 1
Florian Hoffmeister·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Elena Bromund·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Dieter Schleip·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Lucia Faust·Costume DesignYeşim Zolan·Production DesignSabine Schaaf·Set DecorationYeşim Zolan·Set Designer
Production· 3
Maria Köpf·ProducerTom Sternitzke·Production ManagerNessie Nesslauer·Casting
By the Numbers
70.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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