The Garden

Oct 26, 2017

1h 37m

★ 4.6

Overview

In the summer of 1976, a shared family yard becomes the setting, as the adults bicker over selling the garden and the kids are free to explore the mysterious neighboring lot. Then they hear about a girl that has disappeared...

Genres

Drama

Family

Comedy

Production Companies

Walker & Worm Film

ARD

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Cast

Eva

Laura Tonke

Gitti

Mavie Hörbiger

Ilse

Ursula Werner

Erich

Günther Maria Halmer

Frieda

Christine Schorn

Bernd

Thomas Loibl

Buchner

Johannes Silberschneider

Mathilde

Inge Maux

Brigitte Schauer

Katja Brenner

Herr Schauer

Marcus Widmann

Frau Fischer

Grischa Huber

Inga

Anne-Marie Weisz

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