The Green Desert
1999, German. Directed by Anno Saul.
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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.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 23 November 1999
- Original title
- Grüne Wüste
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Swenja Karsten
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The Green Desert runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Green Desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 November 1999. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Green Desert?
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Who directed The Green Desert?
The Green Desert (1999) was directed by Anno Saul and stars Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Noethen, Heino Ferch.