Sting in the Flesh
1981 · 88 min · ★ 9.0
Ines and Hans try to save their crumbling marriage with a vacation trip. With three children, the grandmother, and some hamsters in the overloaded car to Sardinia.
Directed by Heidi Genée · Written by Helga Krauss
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Helmut Griem Hans -
Barbara Lass Ines -
Jane Tilden Großmutter Lotte -
Alexander May Hausbesitzer -
Bernd Herzsprung Roland, Ines Geliebter - J Johana Munzarova Yella
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