The Forest for the Trees

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The Forest for the Trees

2004

1h 21m

6.6(49 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

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Eva Löbau

Melanie Pröschle

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Daniela Holtz

Tina Schaffner

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Jan Neumann

Thorsten Rehm

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Ilona Schulz

Frau Sussmann

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Robert Schupp

Tobias

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Heinz Röser-Dümmig

Lutger Reinhardt

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Martina Eckrich

Renate Pföhler

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Nina Fiedler

Bine

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Hans-Rüdiger Kucich

Gerd Postweiler

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Ruth Köppler

Elvira Fischer-Walter

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Achim Enchelmaier

Bernd

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Monika Hirschle

Melanies Mutter

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Volker Jeck

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Hans-Peter Gastiger

Recycler

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Andreas Bornhardt

Garden Center Worker

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Violetta Breuer

Neighbor

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Siegfried Schneider

Herr Meiser

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