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The Beginner

The Beginner

FamilyDrama
2018, Movie, 1h 39min
A coming-of-age tale with a difference about the grumpy doctor Annebarbel Buschhaus donning her ice skates again at the age of 58 after an absence of 40 years. Back on the ice, she tries to revive long suppressed childhood dreams – and makes a new friend, Jolina Kuhn, Berlin’s youth figure skating champion. Through her new friend, Annebarbel begins to open up and break away from her dominant mother.
Country: Germany
Director:
Alexandra Sell
Cast:
Ernst-Georg Schwill,
Rainer Bock,
Stephan Grossmann,
Franziska Weisz
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Alexandra Sell
Director
Ernst-Georg Schwill
As Herr Decker
Rainer Bock
As Rolf Buschhaus
Stephan Grossmann
As Horst Kuhn
Franziska Weisz
As Birgit Zernitz
Ulrike Krumbiegel
As Dr. Annebärbel Buschhaus
Annekathrin Bürger
As Dr. Irene Hanschke

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At 58, grumpy Dr. Annebärbel Buschhaus laces up her ice skates, reviving a childhood dream. She faces interpersonal conflicts but finds warmth in a new friendship with a young athlete and a group of lively senior skaters. On the ice rink, Annebärbel begins to break free from her dominant mother's grasp and discovers a newfound passion for life. A heartwarming tale of self-discovery and emancipation.

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