Sommer vorm Balkon

Summer in Berlin
Director
Andreas Dresen
Country
Germany
Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Cast
Nadja Uhl / Inka Friedrich / Andreas Schmidt / Stefanie Schoenfeld
Production
Peter Rommel Productions
http://www.sommervormbalkon.de/

Storyline

Summer in Berlin. Two young women, friends and neighbours, try to enjoy life despite their problems. One of them, the mother of a child, tends to hit the bottle; the other is a determined young woman who looks after old people while seeking a man to share her life.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2005
Official Selection
Jury Award for Best Screenplay
Chicago International Film Festival 2005
Silver Hugo for Best Actress

European Film Awards (EFA) 2006
Selection
Bavarian Film Awards 2005
Best direction

Releases

France (12 of July 2006)
Austria (13 of January 2006)
Germany (5 of January 2006)