Top Cast
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Alfred Dorfer
Robert Brenneis
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Lukas Resetarits
Roland Pokorny
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Andrea Eckert
Doris Brenneis
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Benjamin Olesko
Michael Brenneis
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Gudrun Tielsch
Lilly
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Roland Düringer
Carlo Schindler
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Reinhard Nowak
Reinhard
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Günther Paal
Philipp
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Wolfgang Böck
Drunken man in cab
Overview
A 36-year-old high-school music teacher in Vienna yearns to become a rock musician. His life consists of defiant students, cynical colleagues, and a broken marriage. Does he have a chance at his dream?
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