Film

Poka - Heisst Tschüss auf Russisch

2014

IMDb

6.6

In 1990 Kazakhstan, Alexander’s family receives an acceptance letter to Germany, but his son Georg marries Russian Lena, who becomes pregnant. They move to Germany, facing harsh conditions in a reception camp. Their honeymoon is spent in a gymnasium with other late repatriates. Georg struggles, while Lena, a former Komsomol member, faces fatal consequences in the market economy.

Natalia Belitski

Lena

Pavlo Antonov

Georg

Karin Hanczewski

Kasia

Levin Henning

Jens

Regina Kletinitch

Lusja

Jelena Knyaseva-Shmal

Maria

Olga Landina

Svetlana

Elisabeth Müller

Irina

Thomas Pabst

Mischa

Kida Khodr Ramadan

Deniz

Yuri Rozstalnyi

Alexander

Gennadi Vengerov

Paschkin

Patrick von Blume

Rektor

• Anna HoffmannDirector · Writer
• Oliver HallerWriter · Producer
• Stephan GrobeProducer
• Andreas HöferDirector of Photography
• Martina EisenreichOriginal Music Composer
• Melanie SorgeEditor

Release date

January 21, 2014

Status

Released

Original language

German