Strange Birds
Strange Birds

Strange Birds

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2017
1h 25m
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Comedy

Overview

Cynical musican and one-time criminal Jockel has to lead the inclusive choir at a care facility where his life gets turned upside down.

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Heimathafen Film

Cast & Crew

32 members
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Jürgen Sarkiss

Jockel Köhler

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Elisabeth Kopp

Barbara Köhler

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Rebekka Kopp

Rike Köhler

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Franziska Reincke

Melanie Richardsen

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Dominik Schiefner

Ole

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Torsten Bauer

Torsten Wiegald

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Ingo Sebastiany

Egon

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Hartmut Stanke

Helmuth Köhler

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Sascha de Vries

Alexander

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Ornella Fischer

Nelli

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Christel Rheia

Christa

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Ansgar Kathmann

Ansgar

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Michael Tholen

Michael

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Anne Moed

Anne

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Christoph Bödeker

Christoph

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Gerd Weinreich

Richter

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Roswitha Strauch

Rosie

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Doris Wilkens

Dori

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Lisa Martins

Annabel

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Yannik Dirksen

Wynton

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Angela Falkenhahn

Monique

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Fabian Gerhard

Kaspar

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Joachim Lehmann

Barkeeper

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Thieß Bremmer

Dienstleister

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Volker Kamp

Fred

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Peter Engelhardt

Gitarrist

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Markus

Trinker 1

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Mario Weissenfels

Trinker 2

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Michael Witte

Lars

Michael Witte
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Lea Salfeld

Henrike

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Henner Momann

Jacob

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Rəşid Behbudov

Rashid

Rəşid Behbudov

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