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Good Day, Ramon

Good Day, Ramon

2013•1h 59m•7.9/10
Drama

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7.9/10(160)

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without knowing the language, he barely survives living on the street until he meets Ruth, an old retired nurse who doesn’t speak Spanish. Beyond language barriers and prejudices, they discover that solidarity and humanity make life bearable.

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Production

Beanca Films, Eficine 226, FIDECINE, MPN Cologne Film 3

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Kristyan Ferrer

Kristyan Ferrer

Ramón

Ingeborg Schöner

Ingeborg Schöner

Ruth

Rüdiger Evers

Rüdiger Evers

Karl

Adriana Barraza

Adriana Barraza

Esperanza

Arcelia Ramírez

Arcelia Ramírez

Rosa

Hector Kotsifakis

Güero

Karl Friedrich

Karl Friedrich

Schneider

Marcel Batangtaris

Flughafenangestellter

Andreas Berg

Herr Neumann

Marius Biegai

Marius Biegai

Bundesgrenzschutz

Jorge de los Reyes

El Chiquis

Anna Haack

Angela

Micky Jukovic

Micky Jukovic

Beglar

Franziska Kruse

Franziska Kruse

Hanna

Michèle Akouvi Müller

Nadja

Esther Maria Pietsch

Esther Maria Pietsch

Renate

Jorge Ramírez Suárez

Rudo

Luis Rosales

Manotas

Frank W. Rima

Fahrgast

Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton

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