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Grave Decisions

Grave Decisions

2006•1h 45m•7.0/10
DramaComedy

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7.0/10(114)

In this black comedy set in small-town Bavaria, 11-year-old Sebastian thinks you can never be too young to be a murderer. He's convinced that he killed his mother on the day he was born and is certain he's already been condemned to purgatory. Deciding he might be able to knock off a few years of his sentence by doing good deeds, Sebastian sets out to find a wife for his father Lorenz. When Lorenz and Sebastian's schoolteacher Veronika fall madly in love with each other, it seems the heavens must be smiling. There's just one hitch: Veronika is married.

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Production

Roxy Film, ARD

Language

DE

Status

Released

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Cast

Markus Krojer

Markus Krojer

Sebastian

Fritz Karl

Fritz Karl

Lorenz

Jule Ronstedt

Jule Ronstedt

Veronika Dorstreiter

Jürgen Tonkel

Jürgen Tonkel

Alfred Dorstreiter

Franz Xaver Brückner

Franz Xaver Brückner

Franz

Saskia Vester

Saskia Vester

Frau Kramer

Johann Schuler

Johann Schuler

Sepp Graudinger

Sepp Schauer

Sepp Schauer

Proske

Pia Lautenbacher

Pia Lautenbacher

Evi

Klaus Steinbacher

Klaus Steinbacher

Toni

Heinz-Josef Braun

Heinz-Josef Braun

Gumberger

Tim Seyfi

Tim Seyfi

Irmengard

Johanna Bittenbinder

Johanna Bittenbinder

Mutter in der Sprechstunde

Monika Manz

Monika Manz

Kassiererin

Stefanie von Poser

Stefanie von Poser

Mutter Sebastian

Konstantin Wecker

Konstantin Wecker

Herr Blüml

Maximilian Brückner

Maximilian Brückner

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