Man lebt, weil man geboren ist

Man lebt, weil man geboren ist

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Drama

Overview

Vienna, 1989: Journalist André Müller, known for his radical interviews with celebrities, travels to his hometown to interview his mother for a major weekly newspaper. In a desperate struggle, he tries to finally break the silence and extract from his mother the secrets of her life and his, which are closely linked to 20th-century Austrian-German history.

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Eyrie Entertainment

Wega Film

Cast & Crew

3 members

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Andreas Lust

André Müller

Andreas Lust

Acting

Barbara Petritsch

Gerta

Barbara Petritsch

Acting

Mavie Hörbiger

Unknown Role

Mavie Hörbiger

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