

Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitarily remaining angel Cassiel is more and more dissatisfied with his destiny as a mere observer of human life and finally decides to take the great leap. As Karl Engel he soon gets into a dubious milieu and finds himself as the assistant of the German American Baker, who makes his money with shady arms deals and sends films east in exchange for weapons. Cassiel’s adventure turns into a “thriller” when he decides to put a stop to Baker’s game.
Cast

Otto Sander
Cassiel

Bruno Ganz
Damiel

Nastassja Kinski
Raphaela

Peter Falk
Peter Falk

Solveig Dommartin
Marion

Heinz Rühmann
Konrad

Rüdiger Vogler
Phillip Winter

Willem Dafoe
Emit Flesti

Horst Buchholz
Tony Baker

Martin Olbertz
The Dying Man

Monika Hansen
Hanna / Gertrud Becker

Lou Reed
Lou Reed

Hanns Zischler
Dr. Becker

Günter Meisner
Forger

Ronald Nitschke
Patzke

Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev

Gerd Wameling
Security Guard

Udo Samel
Security Guard

Lajos Kovács
Lali

Henri Alekan
Captain

Yella Rottländer
Winter's Angel

Alexander Hauff
Taxi Driver

Andrzej Pieczyński
Czomsky

Johanna Penski
Flower Woman

Klaus-Jürgen Steinmann
Police Officer

Nadja Engel
Woman Slapped in the Face

Tom Farrell
Patient in Coma (uncredited)