13 Oct 1989
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.
Mit Herz und Hilde
Hilde's restaurant is booming! Hilde and her colleagues can look forward to plenty of customers with their unusual meatball creations. But the cash register is not doing well at all: too many free burgers for the needy call the tax office into action. Hilde goes into a tailspin when Angie and Lore throw in the towel.
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Steffi Kühnert Hilde Bornowski
Martin Brambach Ronnie Bornowski
Judith Engel Angie Müritz
Anne-Kathrin Gummich Lore Mattisek
Kotbong Yang Tamara May
Michael Krabbe Mr. Baumann
Andreas Schröders Paule
Tilla Kratochwil Moni
Stephan Korves Bernie
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