Beste Chance
Genres
Overview
Since they graduated from school five years ago, the friends Jo and Kati have not seen one another. While one of them travels around the world and has arrived in India in the meantime, the other one is struggling with the final exams of the university. But five years are like blown away when Kati one day listens to a worrying message from her friend on her answering machine. Immediately, she drops everything and drives to her home village in order to gather together the old friends from her school days and to look for Jo in India.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2014-06-26
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.9
Anna Maria Sturm
Kati
Rosalie Thomass
Jo
Andreas Giebel
Hubert (Katis Vater)
Johanna Bittenbinder
Marlene (Katis Mutter)
Heinz-Josef Braun
Walter (Jos Vater)
Bettina Redlich
Regina (Jos Mutter)
Martin Schick
Ruben
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
Rocky
Volker Bruch
Toni
Florian Brückner
Mike
Karolina Horster
Annie
6.3
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7.9
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