Suddenly Gina

Suddenly Gina

2007 · 95 min · ★ 7.5 · Romance, Drama, TV Movie

Laurens works for the German Minister of Finance and is an extremely correct and conscientious person. He knows his way around numbers, but less so with women. One day he meets Gina, a single young woman. She is sitting alone at one of the tables and Laurens forces himself to sit with her. Hesitantly, a first conversation develops between them. This is the beginning of a seemingly impossible love story that not only throws Laurens' life into turmoil. Laurens is secretary to the German finance minister. Over breakfast, he approaches the attractive Gina and invites her to accompany him to the G8 summit. There, Gina realizes that she doesn't fit into the world of politicians and business bosses. She is the only one to say what she thinks - and causes quite a stir. Laurens has to choose between his career and the love of his life.

Directed by Maria von Heland · Written by Martin Rauhaus

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Julia Jentsch Gina Franke
Jan Josef Liefers Laurenz Wagner
Stefan Kurt Gerd Jonas
Iris Berben Bundeskanzlerin
Jürgen Heinrich Bundesfinanzminister Klaus Vorschmidt
Simone Thomalla Penelope Zimmer
Andrea Sawatzki Claudia Jonas
Thomas Kausch TV-Mann
Catherine Deneuve Elegante Dame
Jördis Triebel Meike

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