15 May 1996
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A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Eastern Cross
15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
Top Billed Cast
Laura Tonke Elfie
Mirosław Baka Darius
Suzanne von Borsody Mutter
Stefan Cammann Edmund
Gustaw Barwicki Gustav
Henry Marcinkowski Dicker Henry
Beatrice Manowski Karla
Lutz Weidlich Polizist
Michael Krause Polizist
Sophie Rois Friseuse
Martin Trettau Großvater
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