Let the Cat Out of the Bag

Jan 20, 2005

1h 27m

★ 4.8

Overview

Waitress Doris meets a stranger on a train to Leipzig. This well-dressed thirty-something man decides to follow her, as they are drawn to each other, but neither seem prepared to admit to their loneliness.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Karl

Christoph Bach

Doris

Jule Böwe

Ralf Brockmann

Walter Kreye

Sandro

David Scheller

Zuhälter Osman

Dirk Borchardt

Postbote

Karl-Fred Müller

Mandy

Daniela Schober

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