Agnes and His Brothers

Oct 13, 2004

1h 55m

★ 5.8

... on the way to happiness

Overview

Focuses on three very different siblings, all searching for happiness. Hans-Jörg is a sex addicted librarian, who is interested in young students. Werner is a successful politician with a dysfunctional family. Agnes, a trans woman, works as a table dancer in a night club. The three brothers just have one thing in common: their longing for a happy life.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

ARD

X Filme Creative Pool

ARTE

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Cast

Agnes Tschirner

Martin Weiß

Hans-Jörg Tschirner

Moritz Bleibtreu

Werner Tschirner

Herbert Knaup

Signe Tschirner

Katja Riemann

Ralf Tschirner

Tom Schilling

Günther Tschirner

Vadim Glowna

Roxy

Margit Carstensen

Desiree

Suzan Anbeh

Henry Preminger

Lee Daniels

Nadine

Marie Zielcke

Manni Moneto

Martin Semmelrogge

Jürgen

Sven Martinek

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