Landing

Landing

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Landing

"Landing is the story of a young Afro-German woman who wakes up to discover that she is invisible... something she has always dreamed of being."

1997

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Landing (1997) is the story of a young Afro-German woman who wakes up to discover that she is invisible... something she has always dreamed of being.

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Dennenesch Zoudé

Jil

Rainer Philippi

Oliver Stern

Oliver Stern

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Directed by: Branwen Okpako
Written by: Branwen Okpako
Produced by: Branwen Okpako

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