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The Summer House

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The Summer House

"Sex, deception, violence....and other family values."

2014

1h 35m

5.4(27 votes)

Drama

Overview

The architect and head of the family Markus Larsen secretly lives out his bisexual tendencies while his wife Christine and their 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth drown in unbearable loneliness. When Markus gets to know the 12-year-old son of a colleague, he feels an immediate affection for the boy.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Sten Jacobs

Markus Larsen

Anna Altmann

Christine Larsen

Nina Spletstoßer

Elisabeth Larsen

Jaspar Fuld

Johannes Degenhardt

Stephan Bürgi

Christopher Degenhardt

Natascha Zimmermann

Anne Lass

Felix Witzlau

Matthias

Tobias Frieben

Oliver

León Delor

Philipp

Creative team

Directed by: Curtis Burz
Written by: Curtis Burz

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