

23 000 Lives
2026-07-02 · 112 min · ★ 6.1
A group of young people sets sail for the Mediterranean to save the lives of refugees — a mission that puts their ideas of law and justice to the test.
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- Directors
- Markus Goller
- Production companies
- Flimmer, Flute Film, Sunnysideup Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Louis HofmannLukas
Mala EmdeKitty
Katharina StarkNina
Frederick LauSören
Maria DragusViola
Kathy EtoaRose
Merlin Von GarnierMaik
Luisa-Céline GaffronDominique
Omid MemarAskanius
Corinna HarfouchMrs. Gans
Ulrich MatthesMr. Gans
Franka PotenteAnne
Katja RiemannSelf
Frank PlasbergSelf
Herbert KnaupDr. Norbert Dehler
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