All his life, Michael Hartung, owner of a hopelessly debt-ridden video store, has bet on the wrong horse. When an ambitious journalist confronts him with the results of his research, everything changes for the charmingly melancholy Micha. Many years ago, as an employee of the Reichsbahn, he is said to have organized the largest mass escape in the GDR. Stasi files prove the case. He was apparently even imprisoned and then deported to an open-cast lignite mine. Seduced by a lavish salary, Micha confirms the story, although only fragments of it are true.
Title: The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 113 minutes
Release Date: 2025-12-11
Language: German
Country of Origin: Germany
Rating: 6.4/10
Cast: Charly Hübner, Christiane Paul, Leonie Benesch, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel, Leon Ullrich, Thorsten Merten, Peter Kurth, Eva Löbau, Dirk Martens, Steffen Jürgens, Helena Landau
Director: Wolfgang Becker
Producer: Stefan Arndt, Achim von Borries, Constantin Lieb, Marcus Loges, Ivan Samokhvalov, Aleksandr Tsekalo