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The Dreamed Path

The Dreamed Path

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The Dreamed Path

2017

1h 26m

5.9(26 votes)

Drama

Overview

Theres and Kenneth are both young when they first meet whilst on holiday. They fall in love but are unable to prevent themselves from losing each other. Thirty years later, in another country, another couple: Ariane leaves her husband David because she no longer loves him. The paths they both take lead them to Kenneth and Theres.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Miriam Jakob

Theres

Thorbjörn Björnsson

Thorbjörn Björnsson

Kenneth

Maren Eggert

Maren Eggert

Ariane

Phil Hayes

Phil Hayes

David

Anaïa Zapp

Ariane's Daughter

Petra Trenkel

Theres' Mother

Benjamin Hassmann

Theres' and Kenneth' Son as a Young Man

Michel Drobnik

Theres' and Kenneth' Son as a Kid

Esther Buss

Busdriver

Stefan Butzmühlen

Creative team

Directed by: Angela Schanelec
Written by: Angela Schanelec
Produced by: Frieder Schlaich
Irene von Alberti

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