Jonny Comes
Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...
Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...
Sebastian Hattop
Jonny
Petra Kelling
Johanna
Joachim Siebenschuh
Rolf
Benjamin Burkhardt
Sascha
Silke Natzke
Julia
Marius Schönefeld
Thomas
Benno Mieth
Manne
Susanne Saewert
Silke
Thomas Schimanke
Dieter
Twelve year old Jonny lives in foster home. Suddenly the family of a local doctor decides to adopt him. But it's not so easy...
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