Potted Palm Trees

Potted Palm Trees

Potted Palm Trees

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Potted Palm Trees

"The dress is too lavish and the toilet cubicle too small for the bride to fit in"

2020

0h 20m

5.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

The dress is too lavish and the toilet cubicle too small for the bride to fit in. The ballroom is jam-packed and the mood is alarmingly good. Something is about to burst: the groom’s delusion of grandeur? The pregnant belly of deaf Betti? Her step-father’s patience? Or the wine-filled bladder of his ex-wife?

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Filmakademie Wien

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Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

Henny Reents

Romy

Henny Reents

Acting

Lars Rudolph

Udo

Lars Rudolph

Acting

Maresi Riegner

Betti

Maresi Riegner

Acting

Monika Oschek

Vio

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Acting

Alfredo Minea

Alf

Alfredo Minea

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