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ComedyDrama

The Forest for the Trees(2004)

6.6(49)
1h 21m
2004-09-16

As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.

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Top Cast

Eva Löbau
Eva Löbau
Melanie Pröschle
Daniela Holtz
Daniela Holtz
Tina Schaffner
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Jan Neumann
Thorsten Rehm

Keywords

mockeryfailureidealistteacherbetrayal by friendwoman director

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