Biology!

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jörg Foth

Writers

Wolfgang Müller, Gabriele Kotte, Wolf Spillner

Language

German

Country

East Germany

Release date

12 October 1990

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Stefanie Stappenbeck

  Ulla

• Cornelius Schulz

  Winfried

• Uta Reckzeh

  Birgit

• Robert Arnold

  Ralph

• 

  Carl Heinz Choynski

  Lehrer Hansen

• Katrin Klein

  Ullas Mutter

• 

  Peter Prager

  Erich

• 

  Heide Kipp

  Frau Tübner

• 

  Horst Rehberg

  Generaldirektor Tübner

• 

  Axel Werner

  Bürgermeister Künzel

• 

  Peter Dommisch

  Abel

• Dietlind Stahl

  Frau Baumann