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Unlikely Heroes
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Unlikely Heroes

Nov 13, 2014
1h 34m
★ 6.4

Overview

In order to win the respect of her friends and family, divorced housewife Sabine decides to perform Wilhelm Tell with a group of Asylum seekers in the Swiss mountains.

Genres

Comedy
Drama

Production Companies

Spotlight Films

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Cast

Esther Gemsch

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Klaus Wildbolz

Helmut

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