Strange Birds (2017)
Overview
Cynical musican and one-time criminal Jockel has to lead the inclusive choir at a care facility where his life gets turned upside down.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.668 |
Directed By
Alexej Hermann
Eike Weinreich
Crew
Fridolin Rudolph
Florian Prengel
Irina Weiner
Eike Weinreich
Knut Jäger
Martin Schönherr
Martin Gerigk
Alexej Hermann
Jürgen Sarkiss
Dominik Schiefner
Alexej Hermann
Friederike Bernhardt
Charly Ahlers
Christoph Kozik
Jonathan Steffens
Kivik Kuvik
Oliver Keitel
Simone Kranz
Eike Weinreich
Stephan Rosche
Maria Eberhardt
Valentin Finke
Sebastian Weyland
Jan Schlünzen
TOP CAST
Jürgen Sarkiss
Jockel Köhler
Elisabeth Kopp
Barbara Köhler
Rebekka Kopp
Rike Köhler
Franziska Reincke
Melanie Richardsen
Torsten Bauer
Torsten Wiegald
Ingo Sebastiany
Egon
Hartmut Stanke
Helmuth Köhler
Sascha de Vries
Alexander
Ornella Fischer
Nelli
Christel Rheia
Christa
Ansgar Kathmann
Ansgar
Michael Tholen
Michael
Anne Moed
Anne
Christoph Bödeker
Christoph
Gerd Weinreich
Richter
Roswitha Strauch
Rosie
Doris Wilkens
Dori
Lisa Martins
Annabel
Rashid Behboudi
Rashid
Yannik Dirksen
Wynton
Angela Falkenhahn
Monique
Fabian Gerhard
Kaspar
Joachim Lehmann
Barkeeper
Thieß Bremmer
Dienstleister
Volker Kamp
Fred
Peter Engelhardt
Gitarrist
Markus
Trinker 1
Mario Weissenfels
Trinker 2
Michael Witte
Lars
Lea Salfeld
Henrike
Henner Momann
Jacob
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