26 May 1993
Menace II Society
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Beautiful Bitch
The story opens with Bica, a solvent abusing waif, trying in vain to evade the Romanian police with her infant brother in tow. Separated from her sibling she is taken to Germany, concealed in the trunk of a car. There she is trained as a thief, picking the pockets of strangers to fill those of her patron. One of her victims is the separated father of Milka, a brat with razor sharp tongue. From this unlikely start a friendship forms and Bica gets a glimpse into a world of material security, if not emotional closeness...
Top Billed Cast
Katharina Derr Bica
Patrick von Blume Cristu
Sina Tkotsch Milka
Lucien Le Rest Nicu
Igor Dolgatschew Andrej
Tom Lass Silviu
Aljosha Horvat Constantin
Therese Hämer Milkas Mutter
Rolf Berg Milkas Vater
Waldemar Kobus Mihai
Leonie Benesch Gitti
Radu Bânzaru Polizist in Rumänien
Marinela Chelaru Kioskbesitzerin in Rumänien
Salar Djafari Donutverkäufer
Nadja Eichin Sabine
Fahime Farzanessa Sevim
Farina Flebbe Vivien
Udo Hesselmann Detektiv
Ricarda Juelich Killa
Vivien LaFleur Isabelle
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