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Family Commitments

Family Commitments

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Family Commitments

2015

1h 30m

5.4(11 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The happy gay couple David and Khaled would love to marry publicly - if there weren't Khaled's homophobic father Faisal, David's pseudo orthodox Jewish acting mother Lea and a possible paternity and gallery insolvency.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Maximilian von Pufendorf

Maximilian von Pufendorf

David

Omar El-Saeidi

Omar El-Saeidi

Khaled

Maren Kroymann

Maren Kroymann

Lea

Ramin Yazdani

Aledrissi

Franziska Brandmeier

Franziska Brandmeier

Sarah

Nikola Kastner

Nikola Kastner

Petra

Kristin Alia Hunold

Anja

Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen

Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen

Nils

Corny Littmann

Maier

Michael Prelle

Michael Prelle

Rabbi Zach

Creative team

Directed by: Hanno Olderdissen
Written by: Lucas Banuscha
Michael Comtesse

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