CinemaOSMovie · 1990 · 1h 29m

Biology!

24%(5)IMDbDramaRomance

A small town shortly before the end of the GDR: 15-year-old Ulla lives with her mother in a dilapidated old building where not even the electricity works properly. Economy of scarcity and national bankruptcy are visible everywhere. Only higher party comrades live in the lap of luxury. When Ulla meets Winfried after a summer bathing trip, the two fall in love. Winfried is the son of an influential general director and owns things from West Germany that others only dream of: a computer, a games console, a walkman. On an excursion with her biology class, the high school student discovers that a dacha is being built in the middle of the nature reserve and the creek has been dammed. Winfried's father turns out to be the culprit, but the mayor is on his side. Ulla rebels against this environmental destruction connected to political corruption and organizes a protest. Her activism not only endangers her own future, but also her first great love.

Directed byJörg Foth

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
DE
Released
October 12, 1990
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Stefanie Stappenbeck

Stefanie Stappenbeck

Ulla

Cornelius Schulz

Winfried

Uta Reckzeh

Birgit

Robert Arnold

Ralph

Carl Heinz Choynski

Carl Heinz Choynski

Lehrer Hansen

Katrin Klein

Ullas Mutter

Peter Prager

Peter Prager

Erich

Heide Kipp

Heide Kipp

Frau Tübner

Horst Rehberg

Horst Rehberg

Generaldirektor Tübner

Axel Werner

Axel Werner

Bürgermeister Künzel

Creative team
Directed by
Jörg Foth
Written by
Wolfgang Müller
Wolfgang Müller
Gabriele Kotte

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