Ich kaufe mir einen Mann
2000 · ★ 10.0 · Comedy
Helen's life is a chain of misfortune: She loses her job, she fails her final exams at university, and then she is dumped by her husband Jan on their wedding day - he moves in with his new girlfriend Jeanette. Her mother Ruth and her friend Olga try to cheer her up - but then Jan has a fatal accident...
Directed by Gabriel Barylli
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Mariele Millowitsch Helen -
Gabriel Barylli Christian -
Birke Bruck Ruth -
Feo Aladag Jeanette -
Rudolf Kowalski Professor Kainer - S Sabrina White Olga
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Kai Lentrodt - P Patricia Lueger Kosmetikerin
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Gabriel Merz Otto
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