

French for Beginners
2006-06-08 · 98 min · ★ 5.6
The story of Henrik, who takes part in a student exchange program with France. The only reason for this journey is to conquer the heart of his dream girl. Wild Partys, exciting trips, a crazy host family and of course his trouble with the French language turn the - at first unmeant - holidays into a memorable summer.
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- Directors
- Christian Ditter
- Production companies
- NEOS Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion, cinnamon° filmproduktion, Hector Films
- Countries
- Germany, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
François GoeskeHendrik
Paula SchrammValerie
Lennard BertzbachJohannes
Christian TramitzMonsieur Nouvelleville
Dietrich AdamThomas
Andreas BorcherdingVater Henrik
Élodie BolléeCharlotte
Thaddäus MeilingerNiklas
Cyril DescoursMathieu
Matila MalliarakisJean-LucTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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