Storyline
18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.
Cast & Crew
Fabian Busch
Helmut
Lead
Susanne Bormann
Britta
Fritzi Haberlandt
Gisela
Sophie Rois
Barbara
AS
Anka Sarstedt
Gloria
Birgit Minichmayr
Tina
Florian Lukas
Mücke
Tino Mewes
Der lange Schäfer
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hendrik Handloegten's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Learning to Lie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
