Es geht nicht immer nur um Sex

Es geht nicht immer nur um Sex

2000 · ★ 4.8 · Drama

29-year-old Liza can't believe her eyes when she catches her boyfriend in flagrante delicto with a stranger on the couch at home. Completely beside herself, she packs her bags and moves in with her friend Janni. Here she buries herself in her pain and doesn't want to see anyone or anything, and above all she swears off love forever. Janni, who is a little more relaxed than Liza when it comes to love, organizes a potential suitor, which is how Liza meets the shy student Pietro. But even before the first date, another suitor announces his interest: Kid is a policeman, brash, direct and charmingly macho - the complete opposite of Pietro. Suddenly blessed with two prospective lovers, Liza has to make a difficult decision...

Directed by Christine Hartmann

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Sophie Schütt Lisa Marald
Joram Voelklein Gregor Thurau
Markus Knüfken Caspar 'Kid'
Boris Aljinovic Pietro
Rita Lengyel Janni
Gilbert von Sohlern Waiter
Antonio Di Mauro Carlo
Michael Grimm Cab Driver
Tim Seyfi Announcer at Dance Competition

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