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Hands of a Mother

Hands of a Mother

2016•1h 46m•6.9/10
Drama

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6.9/10(9)

A family reunion aboard a ship becomes a turning point in the life of 39-year-old engineer Markus. When his son Adam (4) gets a little cut after going to the bathroom with his grandmother Renate, Markus recalls for the first time what his mother did to him when he was a little boy. Markus and his wife Monika find themselves confronted with an ugly truth of the kind you wouldn’t think a mother capable of.

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ZDF

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Andreas Döhler

Andreas Döhler

Markus

Jessica Schwarz

Jessica Schwarz

Monika

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt

Renate

Heiko Pinkowski

Heiko Pinkowski

Gerhard

Ursula Werner

Ursula Werner

Dr. Marczewski

Katharina Behrens

Katharina Behrens

Sabine

Sebastian Fräsdorf

Sebastian Fräsdorf

Johannes

Falk Rockstroh

Falk Rockstroh

Herr Oderberg

Evelyn Pancenko

Hannah

Elisabeth Wagner

Eli

Emilio Dwinger

Adam

Tatja Seibt

Tatja Seibt

Tante Jördis

Peter Maertens

Peter Maertens

Onkel Georg

Sarah Mashhori

Kindermädchen

Apostolos Dulakis

Kollege im Büro

Rasmus Dahlstedt

Lasse

Karin Johnson

Karin Johnson

Frau Oderberg

Oliver Erwin Schönfeld

Kollege Rolf

Maja Mann

Personalchefin Helmes

Martin Schleiß

Mann im Warteraum

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