Erbsen auf halb 6

Mar 4, 2004

1h 47m

★ 6.6

Overview

It all starts with a bang. The car breaks through the crash barrier and falls off the bridge. The lights go out. After that, he is not able to see anymore. His optic nerve is severed, from now on the young stage-director Jakob is blind. His life will change and nothing will ever be the same. Jakob cannot handle the idea of never being able to see again and screams at the only woman who is able and willing to help him, Lily. A rehabilitation teacher, she helps the blind deal with the darkness. Lily has been living with it since birth, she too is blind.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

ARD

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Cast

Lilly Walter

Fritzi Haberlandt

Regine

Tina Engel

Paul

Harald Schrott

Franziska

Jenny Gröllmann

Alex

Alice Dwyer

Ben

Max Mauff

Nina

Annett Renneberg

Jan

Jens Münchow

Pflegerin

Petra Hartung

Man at Kiosk

Jens Peter Brose

Helena

Aksana Assmann

Puck

Imke Büchel

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