Kometen(2005)
The brightest comet in 400 years is racing across Europe's firmament - and amateur astronomer Kranich has discovered it. "Comets" is his story - and that of a few other people in a small town somewhere in Europe: a lonely teenage girl who puts her young life in danger on her birthday... Her father, whose fear of unemployment triggers a drastic reaction... An elderly gentleman with Alzheimer's who courts the same elegant lady every day.
Movie: Kometen
Top 10 Billed Cast
Manfred Kranich
Jakob Leitner
Jens Fritsche
Erich Wagner
Marie Wagner
Nora Weidmann
Joachim Anton
David Paschke
Lutz Seppelfricke
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The brightest comet in 400 years is racing across Europe's firmament - and amateur astronomer Kranich has discovered it. "Comets" is his story - and that of a few other people in a small town somewhere in Europe: a lonely teenage girl who puts her young life in danger on her birthday... Her father, whose fear of unemployment triggers a drastic reaction... An elderly gentleman with Alzheimer's who courts the same elegant lady every day.
Release Date
2005-11-02
Average
8
Rating:
4.0 startsTagline
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Deutsch
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