The Green Desert (Grüne Wüste) 25 years old

No matter what happens I'll be with you.

Katja and Johann are two teenagers who are the best of friends. They spend most of their time in a ruined fort, fantasizing about an ideal world. Their relationship becomes threatened when Johann is taken ill with leukemia, and Katja's mother is undecided on whether to stay with her husband or leave with her lover.

Credits

The Green Desert Cast

Name Character
Heino Ferch He was 36, now 61 years old as Simon
Martina Gedeck She was 38, now 63 years old as Doris
Corinna Harfouch She was 45, now 70 years old as Krankenschwester
Michou Friesz She was 37, now 62 years old as Freundin Doris
Robert Gwisdek He was 15, now 40 years old as Johann
Ulrich Noethen He was 40, now 65 years old as Detlef
Karin Gregorek She was 58, now 83 years old as Lehrerin
Feo Aladag She was 27, now 52 years old as Krankenschwester
Julia Palmer-Stoll She was 15, 21 years old when she died as Chrissi
Barry Gordon He was 50, now 76 years old as Alex
Tatjana Trieb She was 14, now 39 years old as Katja
Michael Hanemann He was 54, now 79 years old as Fritz
Stefan Rutz as Schaffner
Edeltraud Schubert She was 82, 96 years old when she died

The Green Desert Crew

Name Department
Anno Saul as Director. He was 36 (now 61) years old Directing
Börries Hahn-Hoffmann as Art Direction. Art
Gero Steffen as Cinematography. He was 35 (now 60) years old Crew
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The Green Desert (25 years)

No matter what happens I'll be with you.

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 23, 1999
  • Runtime: 93 minutes