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A Birthday to Remember

A Birthday to Remember

2003•1h 33m•5.2/10
Drama

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5.2/10(11)

Lene Thurner is standing on a train platform in Munich. She has to decide: back to Berlin where she lives, or toward the south, where at the foot of the Alps her family lives on the lonely farm “Hierankl”.

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Production

Avista Film, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Johanna Wokalek

Johanna Wokalek

Lene

Barbara Sukowa

Barbara Sukowa

Rosemarie

Josef Bierbichler

Josef Bierbichler

Lukas

Peter Simonischek

Peter Simonischek

Goetz Hildebrand

Frank Giering

Paul

Alexander Beyer

Alexander Beyer

Vincenz

Ditte Schupp

Esther

Julia Gschnitzer

Julia Gschnitzer

Tante Mietzel

Vroni Bittenbinder

Lene mit 9 Jahren

Paolo Walcher

Paul mit 8 Jahren

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