23 May 2006
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
What We Wanted
Alice and Niklas are a young couple who's biggest wish is to have a child of their own. After several failed attempts they decide to go on a holiday in Sardinia to clear their minds. There they meet a family from Austria that seems to have everything they ever wished for. But appearances can be deceiving...
Top Billed Cast
Lavinia Wilson Alice
Elyas M'Barek Niklas
Anna Unterberger Christl
Lukas Spisser Romed
Iva Höpperger Denise
Fedor Teyml David
Marta Manduca Sabrina
Maria Hofstätter Gynaecologist
Tina Haller Doctor's Receptionist
Klaus Huhle Camper
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