08 Sep 1993
The Joy Luck Club
Through a series of flashbacks, four Chinese women born in America and their respective mothers born in feudal China explore their pasts.
Frucht der Gewalt
Reporter Laura Verhofen is a self-confident woman. She made a career for herself and yet, as a single mother, she was always there for her daughter Karin. Karin admires her mother, but she doesn't understand why there are never any men in Laura's private life. Even the identity of Karin's father is a taboo subject. So the young woman sets out on her own to shed light on Laura's past...
Top Billed Cast
Uschi Glas Laura Verhofen
Sandra Speichert Karin Verhofen
Gerd Silberbauer Frank Nelli
Miroslav Nemec Christophe
Arthur Brauss Bernie
Julia Richter Sophie
Solveig Duda Anna Weiler
Martin Gruber Mark
Werner Haindl Pauli
Corinna Jeanine Fleck Secretary
Alfred Cerny Margot Dürrmeier
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