My Friend from Faro

Jan 16, 2008

1h 31m

★ 5.5

Overview

Eternal daydreamer Mel can't wait to quit her sucky catering job and fly to her dream destination: Portugal. Things change when the beautiful Jenny literally crashes into her life when Mel nearly runs her over in her classic BMW. It is love at first sight, however there is just one problem: Jenny mistakenly assumes Mel to be a boy. Despite this, the pair become boyfriend and girlfriend. With Mel attempting to disguise her true gender at every turn, her journey from tomboy to out lesbian is fraught with life-defining dilemmas and sweet surprises.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

WDR

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Cast

Mel Wandel

Anjorka Strechel

Jenny Schmidt

Lucie Hollmann

Nuno

Manuel Cortez

Knut Wandel

Florian Panzner

Willi Wandel

Tilo Prückner

Bianca

Isolda Dychauk-Ott

Carla Schmidt

Anna Stieblich

Bernd

Kai-Peter Malina

Malte

Philipp Quest

Vicky

Julischka Eichel

Piet Fuchs

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