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Eastfrisian for Beginners

Eastfrisian for Beginners

2016•1h 31m•6.4/10
Comedy

Ratings

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6.4/10(10)

A heart warming comedy about a grumpy old man, who is confronted with a group of migrant workers and has to challenge his prejudices.

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Production

C-Films Deutschland, NDR, An der Gassen Film, Universum Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dieter Hallervorden

Dieter Hallervorden

Uwe Hinrichs

Holger Stockhaus

Holger Stockhaus

Dietmar Holthagen

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Vroni Lautenschläger

David A. Hamade

David A. Hamade

Abdullelah

Philippe Graber

Philippe Graber

Bernd Meyer-Fröhlich

Janina Elkin

Janina Elkin

Svetlana

Michael Davies

Michael Davies

Feelgood

Nicolas Buitrago

Nicolas Buitrago

Carlos

Trang Le Hong

Trang Le Hong

Lieantang

Uke Bosse

Uke Bosse

Schlüter

Anna Böttcher

Anna Böttcher

Prüferin

Wilfried Dziallas

Wilfried Dziallas

Fiete

Samantha Hanses

Friesenfrau

Dagmar Leesch

Dagmar Leesch

Dörte

Kailas Mahadevan

Kailas Mahadevan

Özkan

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