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Springe, a bourgeois little town in Lower Saxony in the 1970s and 80s. Evelin is caught between shame, worry, and social pressure due to the otherness of her son Oliver, who ultimately escapes to the Kiez quarter of Hamburg. Thanks to a big heart, an irrepressible sense of humour, and the ability to get up every time he’s down, Oliver manages the transformation to Olivia Jones, drag icon, entertainer, and Kiez restaurateur.
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Springe, a bourgeois little town in Lower Saxony in the 1970s and 80s. Evelin is caught between shame, worry, and social pressure due to the otherness of her son Oliver, who ultimately escapes to the Kiez quarter of Hamburg. Thanks to a big heart, an irrepressible sense of humour, and the ability to get up every time he’s down, Oliver manages the transformation to Olivia Jones, drag icon, entertainer, and Kiez restaurateur.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:David Ungureit
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Florida Film, ZDF
Cast
Till Endemann
Director
Johannes Hegemann
Olivia Jones / Oliver Knöbel
Annette Frier
Evelin Knöbel
Angelina Häntsch
Marlene Stelling
Martin Brambach
Mr. Kiesewetter
Jeremy Mockridge
Thorsten Trapp
Daniel Zillmann
Marius Körbel
Victor Schefé
Lulu Duvall
Dennis Svensson
Enno Leander
Matthias Bundschuh
Pastor Karl
Stephan Kampwirth
Lilo Wanders
Sebastian Jakob Doppelbauer
Günther Boll
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