Tuvalu (1999)
Directed by Veit Helmer

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

An employee in a rundown swimming pool, Anton is a strange and fanciful person.  By resorting to his colourful imagination, he manages to convince his blind father that the pool is a great success.  Unfortunately, his brother intends to pull down the building so that he can speculate on the property market...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Veit Helmer
  • Script: Michaela Beck, Veit Helmer, Lyudmila Merdzhanska
  • Cinematographer: Emil Hristow
  • Music: Goran Bregovic, Jürgen Knieper
  • Cast: Denis Lavant (Anton), Chulpan Khamatova (Eva), Philippe Clay (Karl), Terrence Gillespie (Gregor), Catalina Murgea (Martha), E.J. Callahan (Inspector), Djoko Rosic (Gustav), Zlatina Todeva (Old Woman), Todor Georgiev (Policeman), Georgi Kishkilov (Homeless), Petar Evangelatov (Homeless), Evgeni Jermanov (Homeless), Blajo Nikolic (Homeless), Krikor Hugasjan (Homeless), Alexander Dikov (Homeless), Yuli Toshev (Homeless), Yordan Bikov (Homeless), Ivo Georgiev (Chauffeur), Valeri Nikolov (Trainer), Gaiane Chetchian (Fat Girl)
  • Country: Germany
  • Language: None
  • Support: Black and White / Color
  • Runtime: 101 min

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