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The Whore's Son

The Whore's Son

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The Whore's Son

2004

1h 26m

5.2(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

Ozren is raised in Vienna by his mother Silvija, who works as a prostitute, and his aunt and uncle. The film shows the demimonde of Vienna in the early 1990ies and deals with Ozren's finding out that his mother is not a waitress (as he was initially told) and with the way he copes with it.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Chulpan Khamatova

Chulpan Khamatova

Silvija

Stanislav Lisnic

Ozren

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlović

Onkel Ante

Maria Hofstätter

Maria Hofstätter

Tamara

Ina Gogálová

Ina Gogálová

Pepi

Gabriel Usein

Ozren 3-Jahre

Emanuel Usein

Ozren 8 Jahre

Stefan Sidlo

Joschi

Tamara Metelka

School Teacher

Robert Ritter

Robert Ritter

Ozrens Vater

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Sturminger
Written by: Michael Glawogger
Michael Sturminger
Produced by: Josef Aichholzer
Donato Rotunno

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