

Young, Fragile
2020-07-30 · 25 min · Not rated
At times of changing gender roles, a tinder date encourages young Leonid to live his own definition of "masculinity". A current reflection on love, sexuality and role models.
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- Directors
- Joscha Bongard
- Production companies
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Jonathan BerlinLeonid
Larissa Sirah HerdenLeyli
Rafael GareisenMax
Svenja JungToniTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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