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Svens Geheimnis

Svens Geheimnis

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Sven is a twelve year old pocket-picker and works for Jens, boss of his gang in school. Teacher Vera Loewe becomes one of his victims. When she realizes that he's one of the pupils in her new class, she confronts him and wants to help, even against his will.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

26 September 1995

Country

Germany

Cast

Katharina Meinecke

Katharina Meinecke

Vera Loewe

Richy Müller

Richy Müller

Wolfgang Fischer

Katharina Schüttler

Katharina Schüttler

Swetlana Wokowitsch

Nikolaus Paryla

Nikolaus Paryla

Kurt Rost

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Nick Saar

Nick Saar

Stefan Wittmann

Anna Schmidt

Anna Schmidt

Julia Wokowitsch

Christopher Erbslöh

Christopher Erbslöh

Sven Röder

Ute Cremer

Ute Cremer

Gudrun Pause

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Ernst Münchmeier

Roman Rien

Roman Rien

Panter

Nika von Arning

Nika von Arning

Sebastian Kroehnert

Sebastian Kroehnert

Daniel Wagner

Daniel Wagner

Gang member

Daniela Ziegler

Daniela Ziegler

Olga Wokowitsch

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