The Door-to-Door Bookstore

Oct 10, 2024

1h 38m

★ 7.7

Overview

Carl’s life runs like clockwork: every day, he goes door-to-door delivering books to a handful of loyal customers. He knows their preferences and takes pride in selecting the perfect story for each of them. But his well-ordered life is turned upside down by a cheerful nine-year-old girl, Schascha, who decides to join him on his daily book round. Schascha’s unique outlook on life helps Carl to come out of his shell and realise that his customers are so much more than just that to him. But when Carl unexpectedly loses his job, this vibrant community starts to fall apart - and it will take the power of books and all Schascha’s determination to bring them back together again.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Wüste Film West

Wüste Film

StudioCanal

The Door-to-Door Bookstore Trailers

Cast

Carl Kollhoff

Christoph Maria Herbst

Schascha

Yuna Bennett

Schascha's Father

Ronald Zehrfeld

Mister Darcy

Edin Hasanović

Effie Briest

Hanna Hilsdorf

Mrs. Longstocking

Maren Kroymann

Herkules

Tristan Seith

Passerby

Ruth Gilliam

Leon

Viet Pham

Ms. Jattkowiak

Nikola Kastner

Ms. Degkwitz

Mercy Dorcas Otieno

Fruit Vendor

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