Summertime Blues

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Summertime Blues

2009

1h 56m

5.8(9 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Family

Romance

Overview

The life of 15 year old Alex is turned upside down, when his parents are divorced and find new partners right away. After a fight at school, the mother takes him over to England, where Alex chaotic life continues.

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10 featured cast members

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François Goeske

Alex

Sarah Beck

Fay

Zoe Moore

Louie

Karoline Eichhorn

Diana

Alexander Beyer

Seth

Janette Rauch

Oberschwester

Charly Hübner

Ulf Schmidt

Ralph Misske

Regisseur

Christian Nickel

Steffen Homann

Maja Schöne

Mandy Teubner

Creative team

Directed by: Marie Reich
Written by: Robin Getrost
Friederike Köpf
Produced by: Bernd Krause

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