Directed by:
Andreas DresenScreenplay:
Laila StielerCinematography:
Andreas HöferCast:
Alexander Scheer, Anna Unterberger, Axel Prahl, Thorsten Merten, Eva Weißenborn, Benjamin Kramme, Kathrin Angerer, Milan Peschel, Bjarne Mädel (more)Plots(1)
Gundermann tells the story of a digger operator who writes songs. He is a poet, a clown and an idealist. He dreams and hopes, loves and struggles. He is a spy who is spied upon, a do-gooder who does not know any better. He is conflicted. Gundermann is both a music film and a love story; a drama about guilt and entanglement, about suppression and confrontation. Gundermann is a film about a sense of home. It takes a new look back at the GDR, a country that has disappeared. It is not too late – in fact, it is about time. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Alexander Scheer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/143/158143692_7f497c.jpg)
Alexander Scheer
East Germany
Best movies:
Eight Miles High! (2007)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
Sun Alley (1999)
![Anna Unterberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/427/159427855_8113c7.jpg)
Anna Unterberger
Italy
Best movies:
Freddy/Eddy (2016)
Gundermann (2018)
13 Minutes (2015)
![Axel Prahl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273397_133f17.jpg)
Axel Prahl
West Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Nachtgestalten (1999)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
![Thorsten Merten](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172485_c44e3c.jpg)
Thorsten Merten
East Germany
Best movies:
Curveball (2020)
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (TV movie)
The Elementary Particles (2006)
![Eva Weißenborn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476920_3365e2.jpg)
Eva Weißenborn
East Germany
Best movies:
Gundermann (2018)
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Sex Up - Ich könnt' schon wieder (2005) (TV movie)
![Benjamin Kramme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/538/160538812_4d2635.jpg)
Benjamin Kramme
Best movies:
Gundermann (2018)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Kathrin Angerer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/426/159426097_6f5d57.jpg)
Kathrin Angerer
East Germany
Best movies:
The Final Journey (2017)
Russendisko (2012)
Gundermann (2018)
![Milan Peschel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/284/159284695_e3ba97.jpg)
Milan Peschel
East Germany
Best movies:
Stopped on Track (2011)
The Captain (2017)
Lessons of a Dream (2011)
![Bjarne Mädel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/124/169124388_56jkoy.jpg)
Bjarne Mädel
West Germany
Best movies:
24 Weeks (2016)
25 km/h (2018)
Gundermann (2018)
![Hilmar Eichhorn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/155/160155994_9c8f1e.jpg)
Hilmar Eichhorn
East Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
Goethe! (2010)
![Alexander Hörbe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/812/159812977_41801e.jpg)
Alexander Hörbe
Germany
Best movies:
The Captain (2017)
Nachtgestalten (1999)
Three (2010)
![Peter Sodann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/959/159959962_dfa7de.jpg)
Peter Sodann
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Turm (2012) (TV movie)
Gundermann (2018)
Verbotene Liebe (1989)
![Peter Rappenglück](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/279/160279833_63879d.jpg)
Peter Rappenglück
West Germany
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Return (2003)
Hasenjagd - Vor lauter Feigheit gibt es kein Erbarmen (1994)
![Peter Schneider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/739/168739378_gmxcxr.jpg)
Peter Schneider
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
System Crasher (2019)
Berlin Calling (2008)
![Alexander Schubert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/123/169123920_m2hc5k.jpg)
Alexander Schubert
East Germany
Best movies:
Gundermann (2018)
Forwards Ever! (2017)
Traumfrauen (2015)
Horst Rehberg
German Empire
Best movies:
Das Buschgespenst (1986) (TV movie)
Gundermann (2018)
Cloud Nine (2008)
![Georg Arms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/348/162348134_a06756.jpg)
Georg Arms
Best movies:
Jack (2014)
Gundermann (2018)
Freedom (2017)
Andrea Brose
East Germany
Best movies:
Nachtgestalten (1999)
Willenbrock (2005)
Gundermann (2018)
Tobias Hübsch
Best movies:
Gundermann (2018)
Christian Skibinski
Best movies:
Dying (2024)
55 Steps (2017)
How About Adolf? (2018)