Softness of Bodies

Sep 25, 2018

1h 14m

★ 5.1

Overview

An American poet living in Berlin hopes to win a prestigious grant while dealing with her former relationships, a rival poet, and her own penchant for stealing things.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Studio Saboteur

ZAK Film Productions

Softness of Bodies Trailers

Cast

Charlotte Parks

Dasha Nekrasova

Oliver Ross

Morgan Krantz

Sylvie

Nadine Dubois

Marianne

Lena Reinhold

Head application officer

Alexander Tschernek

Remo

Johannes Frick

Detective

Kai Ehlers

Detective

Martin Baecker

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