Frankfurt, Dezember 17
Genres
Overview
A brutal attack on the homeless Lennard in downtown Frankfurt links the fate of three women: Irina, a 28-year-old nurse, has witnessed the violence. The young Sam lives on the street. She was protected by Lennard after she was beaten up in search of food. The single mother Anne is from the clouds when her 18-year-old son Rio is led away by the police. He is accused of involvement in the violence against Lennard. This is hard to understand for Anne; she struggles to get her son to talk.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2018-06-29
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Ada Philine Stappenbeck
Sam
Lana Cooper
Irina
Christoph Luser
Lennard
Barnaby Metschurat
Carl
Inga Busch
Jule Böhmer
Katja Flint
Anne
Anian Zollner
Rolf
Kerstin Agger
Renate Bahm
Muriel Leonie Graf
Micky Jukovic
Jonathan Stolze
Nils Kreutinger
Baran Hêvî
Antje Lewald
Max Woelky
Petra Bischoff
Juri Padel
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