Stefanie's Gift
Sweet, 12 year-old Stefanie, played by child model Soraya Da Mota, dreams of attacking her parents with a flail.
Sweet, 12 year-old Stefanie, played by child model Soraya Da Mota, dreams of attacking her parents with a flail.
Soraya Da Mota
Stefanie
Werner Düggelin
Traumgestalt
Aviva Joel
Mother
Paul Lohr
Father
Raoul M. Schmidiger
Young Man
Norbert Schwientek
Traumgestalt
Jean-Marc Seiler
Alcoholic
Sweet, 12 year-old Stefanie, played by child model Soraya Da Mota, dreams of attacking her parents with a flail.
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