01 Jan 1979
Freedom Man
The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjamin Franklin!! Risking his life, working with the Underground Railroad to elude vicious slave catchers!
Melissa
Melissa is a young girl searching for love. In an overly sexualized world, her attempts are doomed to failure. She tries to imitate adults, but does not understand what she really desires. Thus, she experiences the pleasure and pain of eroticism in her mother's hair salon.
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Ludmilla Heilig Mutter
Ulas Kilic Ilias
Franziska Machens Melissa
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