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A Family of Three

A Family of Three

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When novelist Andrea Dewenter dies in a car accident, the lives of her husband Christian, grown-up son Lars, and adolescent daughter Elaine go off the rails. For all three, the few days between Andrea's sudden death and her funeral turn into an emotional roller coaster that eventually shows them the virtue of being a family.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

10 January 2012

Country

Germany

Cast

Götz Schubert

Götz Schubert

Christian Dewenter

Max Riemelt

Max Riemelt

Lars Dewenter

Mathilde Bundschuh

Mathilde Bundschuh

Elaine Dewenter

Lena Stolze

Lena Stolze

Andrea Dewenter

Franziska Weisz

Franziska Weisz

Babsi

Heinrich Schafmeister

Heinrich Schafmeister

Bürgermeister

Max Herbrechter

Max Herbrechter

Schwimmlehrer

Rolf Kanies

Rolf Kanies

Jürgen

Michael Kranz

Michael Kranz

Lucie Hollmann

Lucie Hollmann

Karl Alexander Seidel

Karl Alexander Seidel

Andreas Schmidt

Andreas Schmidt

Tessa Mittelstaedt

Tessa Mittelstaedt

Daniel Friedrich

Daniel Friedrich

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