Salmonberries

Infobox Film
name = Salmonberries


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director = Percy Adlon
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writer = Percy Adlon
Felix Adlon
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starring = k.d. lang
Rosel Zech
Oscar Kawagley
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released = 1991
runtime = 95 min
country = Germany
language = English
German with subtitles
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amg_id = 1:131180
imdb_id = 0102829

"Salmonberries" is a 1991 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.

Cast

* Oscar Kawagley as Butch
* Rosel Zech as Roswitha
* k.d. lang as Kotzebue
* Eugene Omiak as Gvy
* Wayne Waterman as Ronnie
* Jane Lind as Nonyak
* Chuck Connors as Bingo Chuck
* Alvira H. Downey as Izzy
* Wolfgang Steinberg as Albert
* Christel Merian as Albert's wife
* George Barril as Bingo attendant
* Gary Albers as Tight rope walker

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

External links

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* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/salmonberries "Salmonberries"] at Rotten Tomatoes.com