Berlin Hero

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Archive - Festival 42

The hero of Friedrichstrasse station is full of wit and biting barbs aimed at society and the cultural establishment.

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  • Archive - Festival 42
  • Director: Wolfgang Becker, Achim von Borries
  • Germany 2026
  • 112 minutes
  • German
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Berlin, 2019. Micha Hartung is a video rental shop owner in Berlin with a struggling business and troubled personal relationships. When an ambitious journalist arrives at Micha's store requesting an interview about his alleged involvement in the largest mass escape in the history of the German Democratic Republic, Micha senses an opportunity to make some easy money. But when Alexander's story is published, Micha unwittingly becomes an overnight media sensation.

The final film from Wolfgang Becker, completed shortly before his passing, Berlin Hero is a sharp, bittersweet satire adapted from Maxim Leo’s 2022 novel about an ordinary man swept up in an extraordinary lie.

Filmography: Good Bye Lenin! (Becker, 2003), Love in Thoughts (von Borries, 2004).


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  • Director Wolfgang Becker, Achim von Borries
  • Production Stefan Arndt, Achim von Borries
  • Script Constantin Lieb, Wolfgang Becker, based on the novel by Maxim Leo
  • Cinematography Bernd Fischer
  • Editing Jörg Hauschild
  • Music Lorenz Dangel
  • Festivals German Film Festival, Moscow
  • Actors Charly Hübner, Christiane Paul, Leon Ullrich, Leonie Benesch, Daniel Brühl
  • Source Lev Cinemas

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