One morning police storms into the house, where Karl lives with his mother to arrest the young man. Whatever the charge is, it seems to be something nobody has the slightest understanding for. Months before: Karl is working in a hospital. He is fascinated by a strong willed old lady, A friendship develops with this patient becoming more and more romantic. One night the two of them get closer, closer than allowed.
Daniel Sträßer
Karl Streiner
Erni Mangold
Frau Ecker
Janina Schauer
Natalie Fürst
Marion Mitterhammer
Frau Streiner
Fritz Karl
Herr Fürst
Helmut Berger
Staatsanwalt
Thomas Nash
Justizbeamter
Harald Posch
Kriminalpolizist
One morning police storms into the house, where Karl lives with his mother to arrest the young man. Whatever the charge is, it seems to be something nobody has the slightest understanding for. Months before: Karl is working in a hospital. He is fascinated by a strong willed old lady, A friendship develops with this patient becoming more and more romantic. One night the two of them get closer, closer than allowed.
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