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The End of the Rainbow (1979)

Uwe Friessner’s first feature, At the End of the Rainbow, follows the exploits of a West Berlin teenager named Jimmi who ekes out a living through petty theft and part-time hustling, hangs out in punk clubs, and who, for reasons which this film subtly details, is thoroughly unemployable. Drawing on his own experience in trying to help a young runaway who eventually committed suicide, Friessner wrote into Jimmi’s story several older students who attempt to find work for him, and who give him shelter for a time in their commune.

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Top billed cast

Thomas KufahlJimmy
Slavica RankovićGabi
Udo SamelDieter
Heinz HoenigJörg
Henry LutzeBernie
Sabine BaruthMonika
Johanna Karl-Lory

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