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Center of My World
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Center of My World

2016-11-10 · 115 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · Romance

A strange family: 17-year-old Phil lives with his mother and twin sister in an old mansion on the outskirts of town. When he returns from summer camp, the mood in the mansion has soured somehow. Phil doesn’t worry about it, hanging out with his best friend Kat instead. When he starts to feel attracted to a mysterious new student at school, Phil is plunged into emotional turmoil only exacerbated by the trouble at home.

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Directors
Jakob M. Erwa
Production companies
ORF, UFA, Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion, Mojo Pictures, ARTE, WDR, BR, Prisma Film
Countries
Austria, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Louis HofmannLouis HofmannPhil
Sabine TimoteoSabine TimoteoGlass
Ada Philine StappenbeckAda Philine StappenbeckDianne
Jannik SchümannJannik SchümannNicholas
Svenja JungSvenja JungKat
Inka FriedrichInka FriedrichTereza
Sascha Alexander GeršakSascha Alexander GeršakMichael
Nina ProllNina ProllPascal
Clemens RehbeinKyle
Aurélie ThépautAurélie ThépautLehrerin
Nadja ZwanzigerNadja ZwanzigerMutter des Brocken
Thomas GoritzkiLehrer Hänel

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