2017

1h 51m

7.5(287 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An ambitious young man struggles to achieve his dream of becoming an employee in a Munich luxury hotel despite being strongly visually impaired.

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Cast & Crew

22 members

Acting

Kostja Ullmann

Saliya Kahawatte

Acting

Anna Maria Mühe

Laura

Acting

Jacob Matschenz

Max

Acting

Ludger Pistor

Lehrer Döngen

Acting

Michael Grimm

Küchenchef Krohn

Acting

Uwe Preuss

Augenarzt

Acting

Johann von Bülow

Kleinschmidt

Acting

Alexander Held

Fried

Acting

Herbert Forthuber

Herr Kolditz

Acting

Nilam Farooq

Sheela

Acting

Kida Khodr Ramadan

Hamid

Acting

Rouven Blessing

Apprentice

Acting

Rainer Reiners

Deutschlehrer

Acting

Henry Buchmann

Hotel Guest

Acting

Kim Girschner

Hotel guest

Acting

Olivia Marei

Tina

Acting

Michael Koschorek

Tim Wasmuth

Acting

Ricardo Ewert

Student

Acting

Samira El Ouassil

Jala Asgari

Acting

Jasmin Wisniewski

Irina Saizew-Müller

Acting

Sylvana Krappatsch

Dagmar

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Writing

Saliya Kahawatte

Himself

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