Berlin Alexanderplatz
2020 · Movie · 184 min · ★ 7.0 · 42% critics
A refugee who survives a dangerous Mediterranean crossing arrives in Berlin determined to live honestly. But as he tries to build a new life, he’s pulled toward the city’s criminal underworld and risky relationships that test his hopes and limits.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-06-25
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 184 min
- Critic score
- 42/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (86 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a long, intense crime drama about survival and moral compromise in modern Berlin, with a gritty edge like In the Shadows; Not for you if you dislike slow, three-hour stories.
Pros: gripping performances; immersive underground atmosphere; ambitious modern update | Cons: very long runtime; few surprises; expectations may vary
Themes
- drug dealer
- berlin, germany
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- refugee
- illegal immigration
- remake
- unreliable narrator
- touching
- intense
- tragic
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2020
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2020 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2020 · nominated
- European University Film Award · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Welket Bungué
as Francis
Jella Haase
as Mieze
Albrecht Schuch
as Reinhold
Joachim Król
as Pums
Annabelle Mandeng
as Eva
Nils Verkooijen
as Berta
Richard Fouofié Djimeli
as Ottu
Mira Elisa Goeres
as Katie
Rufina Neumann
as Moni
Lena Schmidtke
as Elli
Directed by Burhan Qurbani