Nachtschattengewächse
By Max Hegewald
2014 | 39 min | Love & Sex
Manuel, an autism-prone gardener, is nagged by his mother to find a woman. But he prefers to live in his own cocoon made of plants and flowers.
Uwe Dag Berlin
ActorFilms
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