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Solo Sunny

Play trailer Poster for Solo Sunny 1980,  1h 42m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An aging female musician (Renate Krößner), once a factory worker, faces difficulty seeking true love and a solo career.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jul 30, 2026
4/5
The terrible sadness, tattiness and poisoned idealism of the old GDR is preserved as if in a time capsule in this East German film from 1980; it could be a kind of B-side to Bob Fosse’s Cabaret. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 6, 2008
B
The pleasant surprise here is that it's an East German film and not an American. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Director

Konrad Wolf

Director

Renate Krößner

Sunny

Alexander Lang

Ralph

Dieter Montag

Harry

Klaus Brasch

Norbert

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Solo Sunny

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Movie Info

Synopsis An aging female musician (Renate Krößner), once a factory worker, faces difficulty seeking true love and a solo career.
Director
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Konrad Wolf
Producer
Herbert Ehler
Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Production Co
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Genre
Drama
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 1980, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 24, 2008
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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