'The Birdcage' is a Fun Film to Watch for Pride Month
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.
Girl's Life, Boy's World (2003)
At seventeen, girls are all about looking good, dressing right and making out with the cutest boys. Or they're like Luka, who's an ace in boxing and couldn't care less about her looks or her appeal to boys. When she breaks a schoolmate's nose, her parents send her off to boarding school to acquire some ladylike manners. There she's mistaken for Frankie, a boy who hasn't shown up, and takes on his identity. With her boxing skills, she instantly wins over her three roommates Chico, Toby and Jo, and strikes up a particularly close friendship with Chico. Her uncompromising honesty and loyalty to her new friends, however, soon get her into trouble with the headmistress and her nephew, the school bully.
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At seventeen, girls are all about looking good, dressing right and making out with the cutest boys. Or they're like Luka, who's an ace in boxing and couldn't care less about her looks or her appeal to boys. When she breaks a schoolmate's nose, her parents send her off to boarding school to acquire some ladylike manners. There she's mistaken for Frankie, a boy who hasn't shown up, and takes on his identity. With her boxing skills, she instantly wins over her three roommates Chico, Toby and Jo, and strikes up a particularly close friendship with Chico. Her uncompromising honesty and loyalty to her new friends, however, soon get her into trouble with the headmistress and her nephew, the school bully.
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Genre:Comedy, TV Movie
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In Theaters:2/6/2003
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Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Janus Filmproduktion GmbH
Cast
Hansjörg Thurn
Director
Jana Petersen
Luka / Frankie
Nicky Kantor
Tobias 'Toby' Niepmann
Florian Jahr
Christoph 'Chico' Wagenhorst
David Winter
Johannes 'Jo'
Sissi Perlinger
Lukas Mutter
Vinzenz Kiefer
Frankie Königsberg
Manuel Cortez
Oliver
Tim Sander
Manuel Cortez
Karoline Schuch
Peggy
Laura Osswald
Conny
Doris Kunstmann
Direktorin Dr. Finkeldey
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