The lonely bank-employee Phillip follows a strict pattern of somewhat compulsive actions keeping his encounters with strangers to a minimum. When his home one day is robbed of all content and he later meets the enchanting blind cellist Lina, he finds, however, he needs to start improvising and taking chances.
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Cast
32 people
Bastian Trost
Phillip
Known for
The Lives of Others
Never Look Away
Katharina Schüttler
Lina
Known for
Generation War
The Little Drummer Girl
Almut Getto
Michael Wiesweg
Dirk Decker
Speedy Deftereos
Katja Danowski
Zarah
Known for
Berlin Blues
Moritz Berg
Claus Merz
Known for
Role Play
Stromberg – The Movie
Michael Eckelt
Also in
Eisland
Kleine Liebe
Jakob Ilja
Christoph Hagen Dittmann
Sicherheitsbeamter
Known for
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
John Rabe
Stephan Bieker
Sicherheitsbeamter
Almut Getto Director · Hendrik Hölzemann Writer Speedy Deftereos Writer
Worldwide gross $58K · First release January 29, 2009 · Produced in Germany
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Worldwide gross
$58,160
Production
Riva Film
Production
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Riva Filmproduktion
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 29, 2009
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No release date listed for United States.
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