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Head Under Water
Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old grammar school pupil, an absolute outsider, is in love with the most beautiful girl at his school. What in the beginning is a longing that can never be fulfilled will come true at the end of the story. Beautiful Regine will beg for Rico’s love. Until then several inhabitants of the town will die an unnatural death...
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Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old grammar school pupil, an absolute outsider, is in love with the most beautiful girl at his school. What in the beginning is a longing that can never be fulfilled will come true at the end of the story. Beautiful Regine will beg for Rico’s love. Until then several inhabitants of the town will die an unnatural death...
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Genre:Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Written By:Thomas Wendrich
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Runtime:110 minutes
Studio:Typhoon Film
Cast
Andreas Kleinert
Director
Frederick Lau
Rico Bartsch
August Diehl
Martin Wegner
Fritzi Haberlandt
Michaela Rammelow
Dagmar Manzel
Anita Bartsch
Alice Dwyer
Regine Weyler
Devid Striesow
Richard Sammer
Jürgen Tarrach
Hubert Quitter
Traute Hoess
Karin Durst
Philipp Danne
Robert Greiner
Waldemar Kobus
Kellner
Ricarda Juelich
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