12 heißt: Ich liebe Dich

Overview

Due to alleged West contacts Bettina is arrested in 1984. Jan is a Stasi officer and expert in interrogation. For half a year, the officer and the dissident sit face to face almost daily, and the unbelievable happens: they fall in love with each other. In a few words and gestures and by means of a numerical code, they communicate. '11 means 'you are beautiful', '12 means 'I love you'. Jan and Bettina are always at risk of their love being discovered.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 16, 2008

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

MDR,UFA Fiction,UFA Fernsehproduktion

Cast

Florian Panzner,Thomas Wendrich,Winnie Böwe,Luise Helm,Nina Franoszek,Uwe Lach,Roland May,Harald Glitz,Frank Sieckel,Devid Striesowand 3 more

Director

Connie Walther

Writer

Scarlett Kleint

Producer

Norbert Sauer,Cornelia Wecker

Cinematography

Peter Nix

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1177067