

Workaholic
1996-07-11 · 90 min · ★ 4.8
Rhoda loves Max but he is a workaholic. So Rhoda decides to become a successful businesswoman herself and falls in love with her co-worker Paul. So Max quits his job to fight for his relationship with Rhoda full-time.
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- Directors
- Sharon von Wietersheim
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- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Christiane PaulRhoda Tramitz
Tobias MorettiMax Krüger
Ralf BauerPaul
Nadeshda BrennickeElly
Juraj KukuraCedrik
Ottfried FischerSchneider
Isolde BarthDr. Verena Hauke
Horst KotterbaJohn
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