
Ein Vater im Alleingang
1999-09-14 · 98 min · ★ 8.0
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
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Mark KellerPhilipp Kolberg
Isabella ParkinsonIsabell
Ulrich FaulhaberMaybach
Marie-Lou SellemCora Ohlkamp
Ramin YazdaniAbu FarratTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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