"The Best Summer of All!"
Maik, a fourteen-year-old teenager, sets out on a road trip during summertime with Tschick, a new classmate, in a stolen car. The two share life changing experiences during the eventful journey.
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The people behind it
Tristan Göbel
Maik Klingenberg
Anand Batbileg
Tschick
Mercedes Müller
Isa
Anja Schneider
Klingenberg's Mother
Uwe Bohm
Klingenberg's Father
Udo Samel
Teacher
Claudia Geisler-Bading
Friedemanns's Mother
Alexander Scheer
Juvenile Judge
Marc Hosemann
Police Officer
Friederike Kempter
Lawyer
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