

Drama
Overview
A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life...
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Ekateryna Rak
Ekateryna Rak
Olga
Ekateryna Rak
Olga


Paul Hofmann
Paul Hofmann
Pauli
Paul Hofmann
Pauli


Michael Thomas
Michael Thomas
Paulis Stiefvater
Michael Thomas
Paulis Stiefvater


Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar
Paulis Mutter
Susanne Lothar
Paulis Mutter


Natalija Baranova
Natalija Baranova
Olgas Freundin (Ukraine)
Natalija Baranova
Olgas Freundin (Ukraine)
Natalja Epureanu
Natalja Epureanu
Olgas Freundin (Wien)
Natalja Epureanu
Olgas Freundin (Wien)


Maria Hofstätter
Maria Hofstätter
Schwester Maria
Maria Hofstätter
Schwester Maria


Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich
Pfleger Andi
Georg Friedrich
Pfleger Andi
Erich Finsches
Erich Finsches
Erich Schlager
Erich Finsches
Erich Schlager


Johannes Nussbaum
Johannes Nussbaum
Sohn Einfamilienhaus
Johannes Nussbaum
Sohn Einfamilienhaus
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