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The Kangaroo Chronicles

The Kangaroo Chronicles

Part of The Kangaroo Chronicles Collection

2020•1h 32m•5.7/10
Comedy

Ratings

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5.7/10(140)

A communist kangaroo moves in with an artist in Berlin.

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Production

X Filme Creative Pool, ZDF, Trixter Film, ARRI Media

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dimitrij Schaad

Dimitrij Schaad

Marc-Uwe Kling

Marc-Uwe Kling

Marc-Uwe Kling

Das Känguru (voice)

Rosalie Thomass

Rosalie Thomass

Maria

Henry Hübchen

Henry Hübchen

Jörg Dwigs

Adnan Maral

Adnan Maral

Friedrich Wilhelm

Tim Seyfi

Tim Seyfi

Otto von

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Herta

Bettina Lamprecht

Bettina Lamprecht

Jeanette

David Brückner

David Brückner

Jimmie Åkesson

Oskar Strohecker

Jesus

Daniel Zillmann

Daniel Zillmann

Der Dicke

Moritz Katzmair

Moritz Katzmair

Der Kleine

Fred Aaron Blake

Der Große

Janina Agnes Schröder

Janina Agnes Schröder

Die mit den Haaren

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Therapeut

Lena Dörrie

Lena Dörrie

Julia Müller

Katrin Pollitt

Katrin Pollitt

Polizistin

Nils Dörgeloh

Nils Dörgeloh

Polizist

Axel Werner

Axel Werner

Richter

Patrick Finger

Patrick Finger

Staatsanwalt

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