Salmonberries

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Salmonberries
Directed by Percy Adlon
Written by Percy Adlon
Felix Adlon
Starring k.d. lang
Rosel Zech
Oscar Kawagley
Release date(s) 1991
Running time 95 min
Language English
German with subtitles
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This article is about the film. For information about the berry, see salmonberry.

Salmonberries is a drama film directed by Percy Adlon and written by Adlon and his son Felix. It stars k.d. lang as Kotzebue, a young woman of androgynous appearance who works as a (male) miner in Alaska, and Rosel Zech as Roswitha, an East German immigrant and librarian. The movie takes place in Kotzebue, Alaska and Berlin, Germany, shortly after reunification; the dialog is mostly English but includes some German with English subtitles.

[edit] Awards

Salmonberries has won several awards:

  • Grand Prix des Amériques (Best Film), Montreal World Film Festival
  • Best Actress, Rosel Zech, Bavarian Film Awards
  • Best Production, Eleonore Adlon, Bavarian Film Awards

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