The Forest for the Trees
Sep 16 2004
•1h 21m
•Comedy, Drama
As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
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Eva Löbau
Melanie Pröschle
Daniela Holtz
Tina Schaffner
Jan Neumann
Thorsten Rehm
Ilona Schulz
Frau Sussmann
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