As an awkward idealistic high school teacher begins her first job in the city, things turn out to be much tougher than she had imagined.
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Eva Löbau
Melanie Pröschle
Daniela Holtz
Tina Schaffner
Jan Neumann
Thorsten Rehm
Ilona Schulz
Frau Sussmann
Robert Schupp
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Heinz Röser-Dümmig
Lutger Reinhardt
Martina Eckrich
Renate Pföhler
Nina Fiedler
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Hans-Rüdiger Kucich
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Ruth Köppler
Elvira Fischer-Walter
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