Everything's a Lie

Erich Kasulke and Rudolf Portmann are comedian stars of the former GDR. When the Wall falls, so does their success. Portmann becomes a successful businessman, while Kasulke tries to continue working on the comedy circuit - without success. When his wife also cheats on him, he decides to start a new life in Berlin. There he quickly meets his old friend Portmann, who has built up a huge company. He offers him a job. But Erich puts the entire company in danger...

4.3

86 min

Cast

Dieter Hallervorden

as Günther Kasulke

Petra Hinze

as Hilde Kasulke

Franziska Arnold

as Rita Kasulke

Billie Zöckler

as Lizzy Portmann

Peter Fitz

as Rudolf Portmann

Ottfried Fischer

as Agent Meier

Florian Martens

as Jochen Wüst

Heino Ferch

as Representative

Claudia Wenzel

as Secretary

Gunter Berger

as Dentist

Margot Nagel

as First Housewife

Corinna Kirchhoff

as Erika Döhler

Erich Honecker

as Self (archive footage)

Sophie Rois

as Young Woman with Child

Dieter Wien

as Zoo Director

Werner Dissel

as Notary

Petra Kleinert

as Trainer

Erik Veldre

as Postman

Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp

as Car Seller

Aykut Kayacık

as Bouncer

Ulrich Anschütz

as Sex-Shop Owner

Angelika Unterlauf

as Speaker

Steff Konrad

as Second Housewife

Rose Mueller

as Third Housewife

Hajimu Miwa

as Japanese Man

Clara-Maria Oehme

as Girl

Wolfgang Weber

as Bavarian Man

Norbert Wartha

as Bavarian Man

Gaby Hagen

as Singer

Isabelle Ertmann

as Sex-Shop Owner

Ulrich Kuhlmann

as Barber

Gerd Weiss

as Party Guest

Lutz Weidlich

as Party Guest

Volker Spengler

as Vegetarian

Margitta Lüder-Preil

as Cashier

Irm Hermann

as Mother

Paul Matic

as Robert

Jaecki Schwarz

as Father

Kathi Liehrs

as Annette

Gert Grasse

as Man in Restaurant

Peter R. Adam

as Book Seller

Maria Speth

as Painter

Oliver Grosser

as Guy

Meret Becker

as Bride

Pascale Jean-Louis

as Barmaid

Andreja Schneider

as Barmaid

Klaus-Peter Pleßow

as Man

Michael Maertens

as Visitor

Director

Heiko Schier