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Rival

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A 9-year-old makes the journey from Ukraine to Germany to live with his mother. However, things get complicated because of the mother's illegal employment as a private nurse.

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Carson Timar Clapper 02/22/2022
Rival has every piece of the puzzle but ultimately doesn't have the craft to put it all together. Go to Full Review Allan Hunter Screen International 10/22/2020
The fate of a nine-year-old boy faced with increasingly desperate circumstances becomes the basis of an intriguing, thought-provoking tale. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Philip C 12/12/2023 Very slow and strange. Don't really understand what it's supposed to be about. See more Read all reviews
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Marcus Lenz

Director

Yelizar Nazarenko

Roman

Udo Samel

Gert Schwarz

Maria Bruni

Oksana

Marcus Lenz

Writer

Stefanie Jauss

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Movie Info

Synopsis A 9-year-old makes the journey from Ukraine to Germany to live with his mother. However, things get complicated because of the mother's illegal employment as a private nurse.
Director
Marcus Lenz
Producer
Gunter Hanfgarn, Andrea Ufer
Screenwriter
Marcus Lenz, Lars Hubrich, Marcus Lenz
Production Co
Hanfgarn & Ufer Film und TV Produktion
Genre
Drama, Foreign
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 36m