Kleine Haie Filming Locations
Where was Kleine Haie filmed? Kleine Haie was filmed in 3 locations across Germany in the following places:
Kleine Haie Filming Locations
Gelsenkirchen is a city in western Germany. ZOOM Erlebniswelt is an expansive zoo with polar bears, lions and red pandas. On the site of a former coal mine, Nordstern Park has architectural features like bridges and an amphitheater on the Rhine-Herne Canal. Schloss Horst is a Renaissance castle, with a museum on life during the 16th century. The Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen has many works by German Expressionists.
Essen is a city in western Germany. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex has been transformed to house several museums. A heritage trail through the former colliery chronicles the city’s history of coal mining and steel production. In a former coal-washing plant, the Ruhr Museum is dedicated to regional history. Red Dot Design Museum showcases contemporary design through everyday objects in an old boiler house.
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century.
Kleine Haie (1992)
When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. He lets Johannes, the broke and unsuccessful applicant, stay with him. Ingo decides to go to Munich with Johannes, where he wants to try his luck once again. Hitchhiking, they get rides with very different drivers on the autobahn. They meet up with the smooth-talking Ali in the wayside dinner "Raststätte Spessart". Arriving in Munich, the trio tries to find cheap sleeping accommodation. They enter Ingo into the audition at Munich acting school, and Johannes falls in love with street artist Herta from Berlin.