The film Sonnenallee, also written by Brussig, is based upon the same characters, but depicts a significantly different storyline.
Winfried Glatzeder makes a brief cameo appearance, reprising his role as Paul from the East German film The Legend of Paul and Paula.
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Furthermore, his young blonde friend, Wuschel, is shot by a GDR guard, but survives, thanks to The Rolling Stones double album Exile on Mainstreet in which the bullet has lodged.
Teresa Weißbach (born on 26 April 1981 in Zwickau) is a German actress best known for her role as Miriam in the 1999 film Sonnenallee.