Ten-year-old Jack has to take care of his little brother, six-year-old Manuel, every day from the time he gets up to the time he goes to bed. When Manuel suffers an accident, their lives change forever.
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The people behind it
Ivo Pietzcker
Jack
Luise Heyer
Sanna
Nele Mueller-Stöfen
Becki
Jacob Matschenz
Philipp
Georg Arms
Manuel
Odine Johne
Kati
Johann Fohl
Policeman
Johannes Hendrik Langer
Herr Beck
Vincent Redetzki
Jonas
Sebastian Stielke
Passant Steurink
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