Top Cast
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Matthias Ohner
Adam
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Sebastian Reiß
Fleischer
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Thomas Frank
Richie
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Pia Hierzegger
Maria
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Florian Köhler
Anton
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Franz Solar
Krabolus
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Ilse Garzaner
Oma
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Raimund Wallisch
Peter
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Laurenz Laufenberg
Der junge Mann aus Schweden
Overview
An unhappily in-love car mechanic living in a small village finds himself at a crossroads; the apparent senselessness of life saddens him, and his only friend, the local butcher, is not much help.
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