At Eye Level
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11-year-old Michi lives in a children's home, every day fighting to win the respect of the other kids, till the day he finds his real dad, Tom - who happens to be a dwarf, even shorter than Michi is, the opposite of his idea of manliness and strength. When the kids find out, Michi's life becomes hell and he flees. With nowhere to go, he moves in with Tom, who is new to this fatherhood thing, while Michi tried to hide his embarrassment and shame from his fellow school kids. This forces Tom, who had coped well till now, to confront his handicap head on. As time passes, they discover they have more in common than other sons and fathers, until their relationship is again suddenly put to the hard test...
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Cast
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Anica Dobra
Frau Gonsalves
Known for
The Trap
Leberkäsjunkie
Mira Bartuschek
Astrid
Known for
Crazy
Luis Vorbach
Michi
Known for
The Little Witch
The Perfect Secret
Sebastian Gerold
Henrik
Known for
This Crazy Heart
Jordan Prentice
Tom
Known for
In Bruges
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Patrick Kalupa
Andy
Known for
Dreamfactory
Phil Laude
Chris
Known for
Bibi & Tina: Girls vs. Boys
Potato Salad: Don't Ask!
Ella Frey
Katja
Also in
The Diary of Anne Frank
Hirngespinster
Marco Licht
Justin
No other roles listed
Anselm Haderer
Leon
Known for
Two to One
Sebastian Fräsdorf
Konstantin
Known for
Text for You
Nils Schulz
Stefan
Also in
Das Küstenrevier
The Man on the Other Side
Joachim Dollhopf Director · Evi Goldbrunner Screenplay David Ossa Composer
First release September 15, 2016 · Produced in Germany · Production Martin Richter Filmproduktion, ZDF
Production
Rat Pack Filmproduktion
Production
Martin Richter Filmproduktion
Production
ZDF
Production
KiKA
Production
Westside Filmproduktion
Production
Kinderkanal (KiKA)
Production
Tobis Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Auf Augenhöhe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 15, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
September 23, 2016 · Digital
France
March 11, 2020 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 5, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Switzerland
September 25, 2016 · Digital
Türkiye
March 9, 2019 · TV · Turkish · TRT Çocuk
July 18, 2019 · TV · German · TRT 2
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