This anti-coming-of-age film follows Generation Y characters as they chase the desire for radical self-realisation.
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Lisa-Marie Koroll
Chloé
Nick Romeo Reimann
Leo
Uwe Rohde
Klaus
Malik Blumenthal
Wilson
Leon Blaschke
Marlon
Florian Wünsche
Joe
Samy Abdel Fattah
Devin
Alban Mondschein
Jimi
Akeem van Flodrop
Mert
Uwe Schmieder
Frank
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