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appears in a supporting role.

Cast

Reception

The film was the third most popular German film of the year with admissions of 2.3 million, behind only ''Werner: Eat My Dust!!!'' and '' Jailbirds''.

References

Bibliography

* Mattias Frey. ''Postwall German Cinema: History, Film History and Cinephilia''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1996 films 1996 comedy films German comedy films 1990s German-language films Films directed by Sönke Wortmann Films based on German novels Films about writers Films about divorce Films about filmmaking Films produced by Bernd Eichinger Constantin Film films 1990s German films {{1990s-Germany-film-stub