Counterparts

May 20, 2007

1h 36m

★ 5.8

Overview

Teacher Anne and policeman Georg are thought of as the perfect couple. However, appearances are deceptive: one of them is covered with scars and bruises. But which one is the abuser?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Heimatfilm

ARD

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Cast

Georg Hoffmann

Matthias Brandt

Anne Hoffmann

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Michael Gleiwitz

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Denise

Susanne Bormann

Marie Hoffmann

Anna Brass

Lukas Hoffmann

Pablo Ben-Yakov

Hans Josef

Jochen Striebeck

Mechthild

Maria Körber

Andreas Hinreich

Claus Dieter Clausnitzer

Ahmet Celik

Özgür Özata

Sabrina

Anne Ratte-Polle

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