My Words, My Lies - My Love

Dec 17, 2009

1h 44m

★ 6.2

Overview

David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller, the real author introduces himself and begins to take over David's life.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Falcom Media

Millbrook Pictures

Film1

Sat.1

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Cast

David Kern

Daniel Brühl

Marie

Hannah Herzsprung

Jacky

Henry Hübchen

Karin Kohler

Kirsten Block

Kellnerin

Anna Maria Mühe

Buchhändlerin

Marie Gruber

Mitbewohnerin

Katharina Schüttler

Tobi

Godehard Giese

Inspizient

Torsten Michaelis

Junger Händler

Oliver Bröcker

Ralph

Alexander Khuon

Sabrina

Henriette Müller

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