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Beste Zeit
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Beste Zeit

2007-07-26 · 95 min · ★ 6.1

Drama · Action · Thriller

Kati drives the VW bus of her parents even without a license quite fast. But what else should one do in the Bavarian province? Kati and her best friend Jo keep asking themselves this question when they philosophize about God and the world with the tip in one hand and the beer in the other hand. After all, Kati's swarm Mike has just come back from the Bundeswehr, but while she dreams of the great love, he seems to take the matter far less seriously. And there's only stress with her dad.

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Directors
Marcus H. Rosenmüller
Production companies
ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anna Maria SturmAnna Maria SturmKati
Rosalie ThomassRosalie ThomassJo
Ferdinand Schmidt-ModrowFerdinand Schmidt-ModrowRocky
Florian BrücknerFlorian BrücknerMike
Peter MitterrutznerPeter MitterrutznerKatis Opa
Andreas GiebelAndreas GiebelKatis Vater
Johanna BittenbinderJohanna BittenbinderKatis Mutter
Stefan MurrStefan MurrLugge
Volker BruchVolker BruchToni
Monika ManzMonika ManzHelga

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