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Director: |
Uli Edel
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Starring: |
Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Nadja Uhl
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Genres: |
Drama, Biography, Crime, Action-Adventure, History, Great Literature on Film, Indie-Arthouse Cinema
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Origin: |
Germany
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Certificate: |
MA
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Languages: |
German,
English,
French,
Swedish
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Subtitles: |
English
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Running Time: |
150 min
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