The Unbearable Lightness of the Revolution
2021-04-28 | 89 minutes
Plot Summary
East Germany, 1988. 19-year-old Franka doesn't really care for politics. She prefers going to the disco and dreaming about seeing Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson live in concert. But beneath her carefree façade, she is scarred by the loss of her baby brother. But then she meets Stefan: He's young, idealistic, and part of an environmental activist group. A mix that makes Franka instantly make fall for him – and his group, which welcomes her with open arms. But this wild, revolutionary influence does not stay unnoticed: Her mother, who's with the Party, is worried about Franka. As Stefan's group loses the support of the church, leaving them vulnerable to the state, Stefan and Franka are soon in the government's line of fire…
Cast
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Janina FautzFranka Blankenstein
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Ferdinand LehmannStefan Clausnitz
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Inka FriedrichRenate Blankenstein
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Alexander HörbeHorst Blankenstein
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Timur BartelsDaks
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Marlene TanczikSolveig
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Maximilian KlasKarsten
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Katja HutkoTrixi Hupfer
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Andreas WarmbrunnTanker
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Tom JahnHerbert Prawan
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Eva-Maria KurzLieselotte
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Margot NagelGerlinde
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Torsten MichaelisFachlehrer
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Christian NäthePfarrer Jessen
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David NoldenHacki
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Torsten RanftGenosse Stahle
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