Plots(1)
Over sixty years after the end of the Second World War, forty years after the student revolts of 1968, thirty years after the 'German Autumn' of 1977, twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and, in the midst of the social upheaval caused by the reforms of 'Agenda 2010' as the country moves into the globalised world of the 21st century, a group of German film directors have come together to create a panoramic impression – each from their own individual point of view – of the social and political climate in today's Federal Republic. Each of the directors involved in this episodic film has created their personal cinematic take on present-day Germany: whether abstract or specific, each auteur was given free rein to choose the form and content of their work. Each individual contribution could be a short drama, a documentary, an essayistic or an experimental piece. As one of the project's directors and co-initiators Tom Tykwer describes it: "The film DEUTSCHLAND '09 brings together at least a dozen different cinematic interpretations of our native land – these pieces describe the ways in which we position, lose and ensnarl ourselves in this country." (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Josef Bierbichler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/639/158639263_1123e9.jpg)
Josef Bierbichler
West Germany
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
Winter Sleepers (1997)
Heart of Glass (1976)
![Uwe Bohm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/647/159647988_5e1d45.jpg)
Uwe Bohm
West Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
My Best Enemy (2011)
Cedric Eich
Germany
Best movies:
Three (2010)
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (2009)
![Benno Fürmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/737/166737725_6946b7.jpg)
Benno Fürmann
West Germany
Best movies:
North Face (2008)
Merry Christmas (2005)
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
![Jeanette Hain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/722/163722255_d6faa8.png)
Jeanette Hain
West Germany
Best movies:
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
The Reader (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Sandra Hüller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/759/168759734_mkrzh3.jpg)
Sandra Hüller
East Germany
Best movies:
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
25 km/h (2018)
Stefan Kriekhaus
Best movies:
![Dani Levy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529596_500aa3.jpg)
Dani Levy
Switzerland
Best movies:
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
Killer Condom (1996)
![Karl Markovics](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/790/168790825_jah4il.jpg)
Karl Markovics
Austria
Best movies:
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Come Sweet Death (2000)
![Anneke Kim Sarnau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/847/168847406_y2wvb0.jpg)
Anneke Kim Sarnau
West Germany
Best movies:
Head Full of Honey (2014)
My Brother Simple (2017)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
![Jasmin Tabatabai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/987/168987838_9jjksb.jpg)
Jasmin Tabatabai
Iran
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Bandits (1997)
![Susanne Wuest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/588/160588198_c6d61a.jpg)
Susanne Wuest
Austria
![Nina Monka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/150/160150334_321fd4.jpg)
Nina Monka
Best movies:
Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (2009)
Allein unter Töchtern (2007) (TV movie)
Allein unter Schülern (2009) (TV movie)
![Denis Moschitto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/778/160778184_52c9df.jpg)
Denis Moschitto
West Germany
Best movies:
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Almanya: Welcome to Germany (2011)
In the Fade (2017)
![Tim Seyfi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307408_636b46.jpg)
Tim Seyfi
Turkey
Best movies:
Head-On (2004)
Desert Flower (2009)
Das jüngste Gericht (2008) (TV movie)
![Axel Schreiber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/282/159282287_7ddc90.jpg)
Axel Schreiber
East Germany
Best movies:
Der junge Häuptling Winnetou (2022)
Dream Factory (2019)
Deutschland 09 - 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (2009)
![Hans-Michael Rehberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/079/160079829_aad597.jpg)
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German Empire
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Der Totmacher (1995)
![Adriana Altaras](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/315/160315929_faa50c.jpg)
Adriana Altaras
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Perfect Secret (2019)
Gate to Heaven (2003)
Killer Condom (1996)
![Arnd Klawitter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/188/169188193_t83mwv.jpg)
Arnd Klawitter
West Germany
Best movies:
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
![Maria Mägdefrau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/450/159450588_b1fdeb.jpg)
Maria Mägdefrau
German Empire
Best movies:
Sein letztes Rennen (2013)
My Words, My Lies - My Love (2009)
The Crimson Ocean (2008) (TV movie)