
Ich kaufe mir einen Mann
2000-03-21 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 10.0
Helen's life is a chain of misfortune: She loses her job, she fails her final exams at university, and then she is dumped by her husband Jan on their wedding day - he moves in with his new girlfriend Jeanette. Her mother Ruth and her friend Olga try to cheer her up - but then Jan has a fatal accident...
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- Directors
- Gabriel Barylli
- Production companies
- Sat.1
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Mariele MillowitschHelen
Gabriel BarylliChristian
Birke BruckRuth
Feo AladagJeanette
Rudolf KowalskiProfessor Kainer
Kai Lentrodt
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