The film debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 1987 . '' Der Himmel über Berlin '' subsequently opened in West Germany late in October 1987 . With Orion Classics as its U.S. distributor , it opened in New York City as '' Wings of Desire '' on 29 April 1988 with a PG-13 rating . Sander said that it had a release in Japan , and that while angels do not appear in Japanese mythology , Tokyo audiences would approach him after and share their impressions about the characters
Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
Wings of Desire