Learning to Lie

Plot Summary

18-year-old school boy Helmut falls in love with fellow pupil Britta. He starts working for a Peace movement to get to know Britta. Britta, however, suddenly moves to San Francisco to live with her father and whilst there, finds a new boyfriend. Helmut studies, literature and politics in his home town and have a relationship with another girl from his former school, now studying medicine at the same university but they break up after having an affair with her roommate. Helmut begins a lot of short affairs with different women but still searches for his first girl.

Top Cast

Fabian Busch Helmut

Susanne Bormann Britta

Fritzi Haberlandt Gisela

Sophie Rois Barbara

Anka Sarstedt Gloria