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Das deutsche Kind
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Das deutsche Kind

2017-10-25 · 89 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · TV Movie

Cem Balta, an aspiring imam, lives in Hanover with his wife Sehra and daughter Hanna. For the family, German culture is just as much a part of their lives as Turkish culture. At least that's what they thought until now. But when they take in Pia, the child of a friend, after a tragedy, they suddenly find themselves confronted with old prejudices. Even in their immediate environment, their decision to raise Pia causes heated discussions. And soon Pia's grandparents Christine and Theo Unger, who do not want their granddaughter to grow up with strangers and certainly not with practicing Muslims, also get involved. A custody battle ensues, which suddenly becomes about values such as faith, family and home...

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Directors
Umut Dağ
Production companies
ARD
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Katrin SassKatrin SassChristine Unger
Murathan MusluMurathan MusluCem Balta
Funda RosenlandFunda RosenlandDilek
Petra Schmidt-SchallerPetra Schmidt-SchallerNatalie Unger
Aljoscha StadelmannAljoscha StadelmannRolf Jarolin
Malina HarbortPia Unger
Lutz BlochbergerLutz BlochbergerTheodor Unger
Sema PoyrazSema PoyrazFatma Aydin
Irene RindjeIrene Rindje
Ursula RennekeUrsula RennekeFrau Lehmann

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