Heroes Like Us
1999, German. Directed by Sebastian Peterson.
A young man from an early age falls in love with a girl whose family is not in good standing with the ruling Communist party. His father however is a member of the "Stasi", the secret state police. The father not only hinders his son's relationship with the girl, but he arranges for his son, after finishing school, to become a Stasi spy himself.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Sebastian PetersonDirector
- Daniel BorgwardtKlaus Uhltzscht
- Xenia SnagowskiYvonne Anders
- Adrian HeidenreichKlaus als Kind
- Luca LenzYvonne als Kind
- Kirsten BlockMutter Uhltzscht
- Dietmar HuhnGrabs
- Gojko MitićYvonnes Vater
- Renate KrößnerFrau Lorenz, Klaus' Lehrerin
- Udo KroschwaldVater Uhltzscht
- Volkmar KleinertWunderlich
- Joachim LätschCast
- Daniel GrafCast
Details
- Released
- 8 November 1999
- Original title
- Helden wie wir
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Sebastian Peterson, Markus Dittrich, Thomas Brussig
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What Heroes Like Us is based on
Heroes Like Us is based on Heroes Like Us (1995) by Thomas Brussig.
1995
Heroes Like Us
By Thomas Brussig
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Heroes Like Us runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Which OTT platform is Heroes Like Us on?
Heroes Like Us isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 November 1999. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Heroes Like Us?
If you liked Heroes Like Us, try Dreamfactory, Chéri, Rabbit Without Ears.
Who directed Heroes Like Us?
Heroes Like Us (1999) was directed by Sebastian Peterson and stars Daniel Borgwardt, Xenia Snagowski, Adrian Heidenreich.
What is Heroes Like Us based on?
Heroes Like Us is based on Heroes Like Us (1995) by Thomas Brussig.