Ioana

Ioana

2015•29m

Drama

Young Romanian Adrian works as a hustler in Zurich's underground in order to get his sister Ioana out of Romania and to Zurich, where they can both have a better future.

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Production

Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Max Krause

Max Krause

Adrian

Julian Lehr

Sascha

Josefine Voss

Josefine Voss

Ioana

Christian Heiner Wolf

Franz Wagner

Edith Alibec

Ioana (voice)

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