

A good mother
2017-06-23 · 88 min · ★ 4.8
Single parent Mona Doermer travels to the Baltic Sea with her two children Tom and Marlen. The mentally unstable mother and the children, which are alarmingly mature for their age, form a strange team that many in the coastal town notice - including the young Commissioner Greta. When little Marlen mysteriously disappears, there is great excitement. Greta, who feels strangely connected to Mona, does everything she can to find the missing girl and to discover the dark secret of the mysterious stranger.
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- Directors
- Claudia Garde
- Production companies
- FFP New Media, NDR, ARD Degeto
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Petra Schmidt-SchallerMona Doermer
Mina TanderGreta Burmeester
Juri Sam WinklerDanny Doermer
Axel MilbergBenno Haferkamp
Jenny ElversJudith Doermer
Judy WinterElsbeth Burmeester
Lisa Marie TrenseMarlen Doermer
Gerdy ZintRonny
Lucas PrisorOle
Marek HarloffSven
Dagmar LeeschSonja
Werner WölbernMartin Brack
Anja Lais
Lea WillkowskyTine
Friederike FrerichsÄltere DameTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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