Die Lebenslüge

Die Lebenslüge

2009 · 90 min · ★ 3.9 · Romance, Drama

German workaholic hotel manager Gabriel Brückner dies in a car accident on Mallorca with a single passenger, flight attendant Maren Gernold. Thus their year long adultery becomes known to their Bavarian spouses, ex-sculptor Sophie and contractor Michael. Consoling each-other, those two fall in love, but meet daunting obstacles, the worst of which is Gabriels' still naively doting brat daughter Anne

Directed by Peter Sämann · Written by Antje Bähr

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