

Child's Play
1993-09-13 · 111 min · ★ 5.6
When Micha's mother leaves his irascible father, he tries to prevent their divorce by any means he can think of, but his attempts to hold the family together lead to a catastrophe...
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- Directors
- Wolfgang Becker
- Production companies
- ZDF, FFG Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Oliver BröckerKalli
Burghart KlaußnerMicha's Father
Angelika BartschMicha's Mother
Rüdiger Joswig
Antonio Wannek
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Brigitte Janner
Jürgen Vogel
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