Child's Play

Child's Play

1993 · 111 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, TV Movie

When Micha's mother leaves his irascible father, he tries to prevent their divorce by any means he can think of, but his attempts to hold the family together lead to a catastrophe...

Directed by Wolfgang Becker · Written by Wolfgang Becker

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