Robert Lahnstein, feared TV commentator, doesn't like people, not even at Christmas. He wants to be alone - even on Christmas Eve. He thinks Christmas is just as hypocritical as politics. That's why he packs his SUV with a frozen goose and a Christmas tree to retreat to his lonely cabin in the mountains. But the plan ends for him in a tree. With the last of his strength he reaches a barn. But he is not allowed to be alone even in the deepest wilderness, because other people have also sought shelter from the snowstorm in this barn and Robert Lahnstein has to gradually put aside his rudeness and his prejudices.
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Fritz Wepper
Robert Lahnstein
Known for
Cabaret
The Bridge
Michael Roll
Thomas Sattler
Also in
Kommissarin Lucas
Lena Lorenz
Kristina Sprenger
Simone Jacob
Also in
Murder in the Mountains
Final Settlement
Ruth Drexel
Rita Waltleitner
Known for
The Marquise of O
Gerd Silberbauer
Konrad Neuberger
Also in
SOKO München
The Dream of Her Life
Julia Cencig
Felicitas Fernandez
Known for
Without a trace
Oskar Weiskopf
Moritz Sattler
No other roles listed
Gunther Gillian
Martin Lahnstein
Also in
Vera - Die Frau des Sizilianers
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
Hans Rainer
Gustav
Herbert Strein
Klaus
No other roles listed
Johanna Lindinger
Regine Hahn
Also in
Da wo wir zu Hause sind
3 Zimmer. Küche. Tod.
Petra Berndt
Bäuerin
Known for
Oktoberfest: Beer and Blood
Plan A
Joseph Vilsmaier Director · Rolf-René Schneider Screenplay Klaus Pruenster Composer
First release December 15, 2006 · Produced in Austria, Germany · Production Graf Filmproduktion, Klaus Graf Filmproduktion GmbH
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ARD
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Graf Filmproduktion
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Klaus Graf Filmproduktion GmbH
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Austria · Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Austria · December 15, 2006
Digital
Germany · December 15, 2006
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No release date listed for United States.
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