Grill Point

Feb 12, 2002

1h 51m

★ 6.6

Overview

Christian is a presenter at a small radio station. His wife Katrin directs traffic in a car park. Both are friends with Uwe, who runs a fast food kiosk, and Ellen, who works in a perfume shop. Their four lives are stuck in a rut. Until the day Chris and Ellen sleep together and upset the balance of the two couples...

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Peter Rommel Productions

Grill Point Trailers

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Cast

Ellen

Steffi Kühnert

Katrin

Gabriela Maria Schmeide

Christian

Thorsten Merten

Uwe

Axel Prahl

Janko

Janko Brett

Bauunternehmer

Miro De Vittoris

Knut

Knut Elstermann

Maklerin 2

Carmen Engler

Zahnarzt

Frank Fuhrmann

Jens

Jens Graßmehl

Julia

Julia Ziesche

Mascha

Mascha Rommel

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