Mostly Martha
Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.
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Martina Gedeck
Martha Klein
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Maxime Foerste
Lina Klein
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Sam Thalberg
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Katja Studt
Lea
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Bernadette
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Jan
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Antonio Wannek
Carlos
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Sandra Nettelbeck
Christin (uncredited)
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Gerhard Garbers
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Sandra Nettelbeck Director · Michael Bertl Cinematographer Mona Bräuer Editor
Worldwide gross $4.2M · United States release September 10, 2001 · Produced in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,160,475
Production
ZDF
Production
Prisma Film
Production
Paramount Classics
Studio
Austria · Switzerland · Germany · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Bella Martha
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 6, 2001
Premiere
Germany · September 9, 2001
Theatrical
United States · September 10, 2001
Theatrical
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