In the style of a documentary this tragic comedy tells the story of a relationship crisis between two married couples and their longing to break out of their miserable daily lives. In this East German post-wall movie Andreas Dresen introduces the sad everyday life of two couples from Frankfurt an der Oder in a honest and tolerable manner.
Steffi Kühnert
as Ellen
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
as Katrin
Thorsten Merten
as Christian
Axel Prahl
as Uwe
Janko Brett
as Janko
Miro De Vittoris
as Bauunternehmer
Knut Elstermann
as Knut
Carmen Engler
as Maklerin 2
Frank Fuhrmann
as Zahnarzt
Jens Graßmehl
as Jens
Julia Ziesche
as Julia
Mascha Rommel
as Mascha