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Macao – Die Rückseite des Meeres
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Macao – Die Rückseite des Meeres

1988-01-14 · 90 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Fantasy

Max and Chrige, a married couple of Swiss linguists, hike the Alps searching for rare words still uttered by the rural population. While on his way to a conference, the husband's plane disappears over the sea. Chrige is advised to give up hope of ever seeing him alive, but her heart tells her otherwise. Max comes ashore on a tropical island with another survivor, the plane's pilot. But where are they in reality?

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Directors
Clemens Klopfenstein
Production companies
Pandora Filmproduktion
Countries
Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Max RüdlingerMax RüdlingerMax
Christine LauterburgChrige
Hans-Dieter JendreykoHans-Dieter JendreykoPilot
Hans-Rudolf TwerenboldHerr Herrmann
Hans VestergardDänischer Fischer
Veng Kin LoBriefträger
Kwai Hei HeungSchiffskapitän
Ka Cheng ChokMr. Pong
Niels VestergardDänischer Fischer
Res MargotAkkordeonspieler
Stig JensenHelikopterpilot
Sio Heng IeongMrs. Ping
Antonio Correira de LemosPostbeamter
Tin Hong CheMr. Ping
Yuen Shi ChanPing-Ping

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