Sting in the Flesh

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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