Child's Play

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When Micha's mother leaves his irascible father, he tries to prevent their divorce by any means he can think of, but his attempts to hold the family together lead to a catastrophe...

Released: Sep 13, 1993

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Jonas Kipp

Micha

Oliver Bröcker

Kalli

Burghart Klaußner

Micha's Father

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