Top Cast
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Alexandra Maria Lara
Brîndușa Herghelegiu
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Felix Klare
Stefan Fischer
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Răzvan Vasilescu
Nicu Iorga
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Katharina Thalbach
Frau Fischer
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Manfred Zapatka
Herr Fischer
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Bruno Cathomas
Peter Gross
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Valentin Plătăreanu
Herr Herghelegiu
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Anna Stieblich
Iris
Overview
The plot focuses on the lives of the soon to be married Stefan, a German working in Romania for a wealthy and eccentric printing company owner, Nicu Iorga and his soon-to-be bride Brîndușa, who is Nicu's secretary.
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