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Be My Baby

Be My Baby

2014•1h 41m•4.8/10
Drama

Ratings

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4.8/10(4)

Be My Baby "tells the story of Nicole, a confident young woman with Down syndrome who wants to have a boyfriend, get married, have a baby, and just be normal, grew up with neighborhood boy Nick, and as children, they've planned Nick is 15 and wants to be cool, but he is an outsider and constantly under pressure to satisfy everyone, Nicole si of all people, makes him special and gives him what he secretly desires : unconditional love and affection Nicole 's direct and honest nature contrasts with her environment in which all deny their true feelings and become entangled in their "quite normal" abysses.When Nicole expects Nick to have a baby, the openness and tolerance of Families put to the test - a race against sterilization, abortion and deadlocked views and the right to self-determination - a young woman with Down-Sy ndrom.

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Production

Zum Goldenen Lamm Filmproduktion, ZDF

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nele Winkler

Nele Winkler

Simone

Christina Große

Christina Große

Monique

Paul Faßnacht

Paul Faßnacht

Willi

Cornelia Gröschel

Cornelia Gröschel

Carolyn

Volker Muthmann

Marcel

Gitta Schweighöfer

Gitta Schweighöfer

Inge

Holger Stockhaus

Holger Stockhaus

Olaf

Jens Amschlinger

Chinto

Florian Appelius

Florian Appelius

Nick

Maja Beckmann

Maja Beckmann

Beraterin Soziale Einrichtung

Attila Borlan

Attila Borlan

Werkstattleiter Harald

Heidemarie Brüny

Elfriede

Gudrun Büscher

Krankenschwester

Lino Fischer

Flamenco Tänzer

Stefanie Friedrich

Studentin

Fynn Henkel

Fynn Henkel

Michi

Jürgen Hillgardt

Ehepaar im Bus

David Hürten

David Hürten

Baron

Jan-Petrik Kern

Manni

Christian Koch

Gynäkologe

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