Das Mädchen mit den Feuerzeugen
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This modern variation on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Girl with the Matchsticks" begins Christmas in a home for the disabled. The four wheelchair users Aga, Ringo, the White Giant and Spasski are fed up with the same old boredom and decide to celebrate their own "party". They requisition the collected donations and set off to explore Munich at night. There, all doors are initially closed to the wheelchair gang, but then the friends meet an angel in the form of a lighter saleswoman who grants them three wishes. None of the runaways take them seriously until the first wish is actually fulfilled unexpectedly.
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Enrico Boetcher
Ringo
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Small White House
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Arnold Frühwald
Aga
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A Case For Two
Ralf Huettner
Klaus Bassiner
Andy T. Hoetzel
Rupert Seidl
Stefan, der Weiße Riese
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Jochen Ludwig
Stefan Wood
Spasski
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Neon City
Rupert J Seidel
Stefan, der Weiße Riese
Eva Ordonez
Engel
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The Curse
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Known for
Casino Royale
Run Lola Run
Ortrud Beginnen
Heimleiterin
Known for
Pappa ante Portas
Martha
Ralf Huettner Director
First release December 17, 1987 · Produced in Germany · Production Elan-Film
Production
ZDF
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Elan-Film
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Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · December 17, 1987
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