Überall ist es besser, wo wir nicht sind
Poland, 1988. Jerzy, who lives in Warsaw, has only one goal in mind: to leave his homeland, which seems to offer him no prospects. America is his dream destination, but for now Jerzy would be content with West Berlin. Once there, however, life turns out to be far less promising than expected. Jerzy has to keep his head above water with odd jobs that are sometimes more, sometimes less legal. One day he falls in love with the Polish woman Ewa, whom he had already met in Warsaw and who now also lives in Berlin. She, too, had imagined life in the West differently. One day she suddenly disappears without leaving an address. Jerzy, on the other hand, has not yet given up his dream of America. He finances illegal immigration papers with crooked deals - in America, he is sure, everything will be better.
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Cast
- Jerzy
- Ewa
- Axel Gebel
- Bronek
- Anna
- Susi Wüstenhube
- Marina
- Geldeintreiber
- schicker Mann
- dünner Mann
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Co-author
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Lighting design
Set design
Prop master
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound
Audio mixing
Cast
- Jerzy
- Ewa
- Axel Gebel
- Bronek
- Anna
- Susi Wüstenhube
- Marina
- Geldeintreiber
- schicker Mann
- dünner Mann
- Akkordeonspieler
- Brooke
- Vermieterin
- dicker Mann
Production company
Commissioned by
Producer
Co-Producer
Producer (TV)
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 1988: Warschau, Berlin/West, New York [Sommer bis Herbst]
Uraufführung (IT): Juni 1989, Salsomaggiore, FF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.06.1989, München, Filmfest;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 01.08.1989, ZDF;
Kinostart (DE): 28.12.1989, Berlin;
Aufführung (DE): 25.04.2009, Wiesbaden, GoEast
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Überall ist es besser, wo wir nicht sind
Versions
Original
Uraufführung (IT): Juni 1989, Salsomaggiore, FF;
Erstaufführung (DE): 29.06.1989, München, Filmfest;
TV-Erstsendung (DE): 01.08.1989, ZDF;
Kinostart (DE): 28.12.1989, Berlin;
Aufführung (DE): 25.04.2009, Wiesbaden, GoEast
Awards
- Preis der deutschen Filmkritik
- Hessischer Filmpreis, Beste Regie