24 Aug 2001
Tortilla Soup
A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.
Desired Children
The life of Marie and Peter seems perfect, but their greatest wish remains unfulfilled: a family of their own. After several painfully failed attempts to have a child by natural means, Marie and Peter decide to try adoption in Russia. Carried by their longing and after many months of preparation and waiting, they set off to get to know their future daughter Nina in a children's home thousands of kilometers away from Germany. They still have no idea that they are only at the beginning of a tour de force against the Russian authorities – and they are facing the biggest challenge for their relationship, because while Marie and Peter are fighting for their future child, the question is: are we still pursuing the same goal? Each for himself – and especially as a couple?
Top Billed Cast
Victoria Mayer Marie Meisner
Godehard Giese Peter Meisner
Eva Meckbach Annette
Malik Avila -Sanchez Daniel
Ernst Stötzner Wolfgang
Silke Bodenbender Sandra Heim
Arnd Klawitter Martin Heim
Ruth Reinecke Frau Wallner
Yanina Lisovskaya Sonja Iwanowa
Ivan Shedoff Sergej Iwanow
Marina Weis Ljudmila Petrowa
Olga Serebryakova Olesja Romanowa
Agnieszka Przepiórska Jekaterina Sergejewna
Seweryna Szpakowska Valentina
Heike Hanold-Lynch Maries Mutter
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