Changing Skins
1997 · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy
Inspired by West German terrorists, two pupils kidnap a teacher in East Germany.
Directed by Andreas Dresen
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Susanne Bormann Anna -
Fabian Busch Marcus -
Otto Mellies Schuldirektor Rottmann - M Manfred Möck Annas Vater
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Franziska Troegner Annas Mutter -
Thomas Neumann Stadtschulrat -
Annett Kruschke Lehrerin -
Christel Peters Oma -
Matthias Schweighöfer - S Simone von Zglinicki
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Ernst-Georg Schwill
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