
16 Nov 2005

Breakfast on Pluto
In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
When the Lutheran pastor Roland retires, the young priest Roll shall replace him. He plays the trumpet, loves Jazz and his methods are unconventional: From the first day on he offends the village's notables, but he doesn't care so much since he especially targets the youths, wants them to get back to the church again. However the mayor agitates against him, manages to endanger Roll's success. The conflict leads to vandalism and open violence against Roll.
Pastor Johannes Röll
Hanna Osterwald
Hotelier und Bürgermeister Adam Meyer
Klaus Kürter
Supt. Mank
Peter Reimer
Sängerin Ilona Kovacz
Stadtpfarrer Ludwig
Annemarie Born
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In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.
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