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Rex Benny - Blind Flight

1997-10-17 · 11 min · ★ 6.0

History · Drama · Family

A short film about a boy experiencing immersion and fascination for war as he looks through the old photo album of his grandfather who was a Nazi soldier during WWII.

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Directors
Frank Erftemeier
Production companies
Gesamthochschule Kassel
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Benny MertensBenny
Inge HoepfnerGrandma
Mike RosenkranzBoxer
Dimitrij MertensKid 1
Tillman MertensKid 2
Norman SchwochowKid 3
Tobias VoszKid 4
Sarah FrancisKid 5
Siggi OrtweinWoman 1
Beate SelingWoman 2
Ulli DierboomWoman 3
Stina PriceWoman 4

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