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Peaceful Times
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Peaceful Times

2008-11-10 · 98 min · ★ 1.0

Comedy · Drama

After fleeing to the West in 1961, peaceful times were supposed to begin for the Striesows. But Irene longs for the familiar GDR, fears her husband Dieter's supposed "second wives" and expects the Third World War every day. When the war finally breaks out in the living room, her children Ute, Wasa and Flori decide to help their mother's happiness along, with unexpected consequences.

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Directors
Neele Vollmar
Production companies
Royal Pony Film, Neue Kinowelt Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katharina M. SchubertKatharina M. SchubertIrene Striesow
Oliver StokowskiOliver StokowskiDieter Striesow
Leonie BrillWasa Striesow
Tamino WeckerFlori Striesow
Axel PrahlAxel PrahlKarl
Doris KunstmannDoris KunstmannFrau Radke
Anna BöttcherAnna BöttcherFrau Heinckel
Daphne WagnerFrau Kampmann
Georgia StahlGeorgia StahlFrau Blume
Meret BeckerMeret BeckerMusiklehrerin
Gustav Peter WöhlerGustav Peter WöhlerWagenbesitzer
Nina MonkaUte Striesow

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