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Without Me

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Without Me

1993

0h 20m

9.0(1 votes)

Documentary

Drama

Overview

An aspiring documentary filmmaker named Simon Rosenthal tries to get some attention for his film about skinheads versus Turkish immigrants. However, as a Jewish man in today's Germany, his fears for the future prompt him to move to the moon.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Dani Levy

Dani Levy

Simon Rosenthal

Maria Schrader

Maria Schrader

Mona

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Bannert

Oliver Sand

Skinhead

Jürgen Mikuszeit

Worker

Georg Tryphon

Georg Tryphon

Bernstein

Eva Krutina

Mother

Nina Franoszek

Nina Franoszek

Karate Instructor

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Himself

Creative team

Directed by: Dani Levy
Written by: Dani Levy

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