Where We Come From

Jul 2, 2024

1h 29m

★ 5.1

Overview

Summer 1994: Christian grows up under the violent hand of his father. When his mother dies, his aunt Juli fights to ensure that Christian can attend secondary school. In the process, he gets caught in the middle.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Saxonia Media

SWR

Where We Come From Trailers

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Cast

Christian

Camille Loup Moltzen

Juli

Svenja Jung

Ottes

Leonard Kunz

Mira

Mercedes Müller

Willy

André Eisermann

Ralf

Felician Hohnloser

Horst

Steffen Wink

Ludmilla

Sina Peris

Henni

Philipp Lind

Elvis

Dennis Scheuermann

Conny

Jelena Kunz

Judge

Katharina Ley

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