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Eastfrisian for Beginners
Eastfrisian for Beginners

Eastfrisian for Beginners

Genres

Comedy

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A heart warming comedy about a grumpy old man, who is confronted with a group of migrant workers and has to challenge his prejudices.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

27 October 2016

Country

Germany

Cast

Dieter Hallervorden

Dieter Hallervorden

Uwe Hinrichs

Holger Stockhaus

Holger Stockhaus

Dietmar Holthagen

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Vroni Lautenschläger

David A. Hamade

David A. Hamade

Abdullelah

Philippe Graber

Philippe Graber

Bernd Meyer-Fröhlich

Janina Elkin

Janina Elkin

Svetlana

Michael Davies

Michael Davies

Feelgood

Nicolas Buitrago

Nicolas Buitrago

Carlos

Trang Le Hong

Trang Le Hong

Lieantang

Uke Bosse

Uke Bosse

Schlüter

Anna Böttcher

Anna Böttcher

Prüferin

Wilfried Dziallas

Wilfried Dziallas

Fiete

Samantha Hanses

Samantha Hanses

Friesenfrau

Dagmar Leesch

Dagmar Leesch

Dörte

Kailas Mahadevan

Kailas Mahadevan

Özkan

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