Forget America

Having a friend like Benno is the best thing that can happen to you. Especially if you′re young, your name is David, and you live in Aschleben, the most godforsaken little shit hole in the world. One day Anna enters the picture. She dreams of becoming a star. Of course Benno′s the one who wins Anna′s heart. David watches from the sidelines ...

Alternative civil service, acting school, compulsory military duty: the three of them go their separate ways. When they come together in Aschleben again, David′s father is confined to a wheelchair and David loses his job at the photography studio. Benno opens a dealership for big American cars. Anna comes back from Berlin and settles down in Aschleben to be with Benno. David begins working at the fish counter in the new supermarket: It′s bad enough, but it′s better than nothing. Benno is getting sucked deeper and deeper into illegal activities, and Anna seeks solace in David. And then - from out of the blue - the time with Benno is over: a time full of shattered hopes and broken dreams, full of furious passion and rage - and, yes indeed, quite simply the best time of their lives.

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH