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Rex Benny - Blind Flight
Rex Benny - Blind Flight

Rex Benny - Blind Flight

War is horrifing, war is ugly, war is fascinating.

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HistoryDramaFamily

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A short film about a boy experiencing immersion and fascination for war as he looks through the old photo album of his grandfather who was a Nazi soldier during WWII.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

17 October 1997

Country

Germany

Cast

Benny Mertens

Benny Mertens

Benny

Inge Hoepfner

Inge Hoepfner

Grandma

Mike Rosenkranz

Mike Rosenkranz

Boxer

Dimitrij Mertens

Dimitrij Mertens

Kid 1

Tillman Mertens

Tillman Mertens

Kid 2

Norman Schwochow

Norman Schwochow

Kid 3

Tobias Vosz

Tobias Vosz

Kid 4

Sarah Francis

Sarah Francis

Kid 5

Siggi Ortwein

Siggi Ortwein

Woman 1

Beate Seling

Beate Seling

Woman 2

Ulli Dierboom

Ulli Dierboom

Woman 3

Stina Price

Stina Price

Woman 4

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