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Ein Vater im Alleingang
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Ein Vater im Alleingang

1999-09-14 · 98 min · ★ 8.0

TV Movie · Thriller

After his daughter is contaminated with an unknown poison gas and put into an induced coma, her father, a sports reporter, starts his own research to obtain a sample of the gas so that an antidote can be developed. The trail leads to Morocco, but a powerful organization tries to stop the father's efforts.

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Directors
Diethard Küster
Production companies
Sat.1, Calypso Filmproduktion
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mark KellerMark KellerPhilipp Kolberg
Isabella ParkinsonIsabella ParkinsonIsabell
Ulrich FaulhaberUlrich FaulhaberMaybach
Marie-Lou SellemMarie-Lou SellemCora Ohlkamp
Ramin YazdaniRamin YazdaniAbu Farrat
Jennifer OstermannLilli Kolberg
Sophia Marleen DietrichBianca
Mike MatuszakRoland

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