Learning to Lie
Seen it?2003 | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Broken Flowers or A Man Called Otto, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 721 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hendrik Handloegten
- Fabian BuschHelmut
- Susanne BormannBritta
- Fritzi HaberlandtGisela
- Sophie RoisBarbara
- Anka SarstedtGloria
- Birgit MinichmayrTina
- Florian LukasMücke
- Tino MewesDer lange Schäfer
- Sebastian MünsterBeck
- Beate AbrahamHelmuts Mutter