It Was Infidelity in the Beginning

It Was Infidelity in the Beginning

1999 · 90 min · ★ 4.7 · Comedy, TV Movie, Drama

Annabelle is annoyed by family life. Most of all, she bothers her health-conscious, chain-smoking, know-it-all mother, Edda who visits regularly. When mother moves in her house for three months, because their house is being renovated, She enthusiastically takes the chance to go on a "relaxing weekend". On this occasion her girlfriend Doro, who was supposed to take care of the children, starts an affair with her husband, Friedrich. When she returns, she is appalled. She packs her things and leaves Friedrich and the family. Promptly she meets a young student at a party, who awakens the passion in her. Written by lament

Directed by Hartmut Griesmayr

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Cast

Simone Thomalla Annabelle Schrader / Wife
Heidelinde Weis Edda Hartwig 'Queen Mum'
Stephan Schwartz Friedrich Schrader / Husband
Jonathan Beck Jonas Schrader / Son
Gesche Tebbenhoff Doro Thaling / Friedrich's Lover
Hans Peter Korff Martin Bergmann / Edda's Friend
Sebastian Feicht Rilke / Annabelle's Lover
Jens Woggon Niki / Lucy's boyfriend
Julia Thurnau Sabine
Nina Bagusat Sandra
Vanessa Sobolewski Svenja
Sissi Perlinger Marion

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