

Year of the Turtle(1988)
The story of an impossible love between a 60 years old jobless bookkeeper and an unpredictable 40 years younger woman, who seems to be in big troubles.


Movie: Year of the Turtle
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Claudia Bzdega
Hertha Klose
Herr Baumann

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The story of an impossible love between a 60 years old jobless bookkeeper and an unpredictable 40 years younger woman, who seems to be in big troubles.
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1988-11-17
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