Two Afro-German half-sisters that never met before, get closer through their father's death, search their roots and find themselves.
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Haley Louise Jones
Ivie
Lorna Ishema
Naomi
Anne Haug
Anne
Maximilian Brauer
Ingo
Anneke Kim Sarnau
Gabi
Florens Schmidt
Flo
Louis Nitsche
Chriss
Max Riemelt
Paul
Martha Mechow
Lara
Luisa-Céline Gaffron
Emma
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