Faraway, So Close!

(1993)

★ 7 IMDb · 184 votes

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Year: 1993

Runtime: 140 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Вим Вендерс

Cast: Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Настасья Кински, Питер Фальк, Solveig Dommartin, Heinz Rühmann, Rüdiger Vogler, Уиллем Дефо, Хорст Буххольц, Martin Olbertz

Plot

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.

Perched on the shoulder of the towering bronze statue of Victoria, compassionate angel Cassiel and his heavenly new confidante Raphaela listen in on the silent inner monologues of the unsuspecting citizens of the now reunited Berlin. But Cassiel still misses his friend Damiel after his fall to earth in Wings of Desire (1987) and finds himself tempted to trade his wings and celestial existence for a colourful life as a human. And when Cassiel breaks the divine unwritten law to save the life of an innocent, his wish comes true. However, just like Damiel, mortal Cassiel is about to witness first-hand the complexities of human existence. Is the vulnerable newcomer prepared to make the world a better place?